Best known for his epic poem, “The Aeneid”, Virgil (70 – 19 BC) was regarded by Romans as a national treasure. His work reflects the relief he felt as civil war ended and the rule of ...

Augustus Caesar, the newly minted Emperor, full of crusading zeal, embarked on a bit of a re-brand, and the Aeneid was Virgil’s way of supporting Augustus Caesar’s aims. “You’ve never had ...

The Significance of the Death of Palinurus [Ed's Note: Okay, not so exciting a title] Thesis: The death of Palinurus is a necessry episode in The Aeneid because it not only articulates Virgil's theme ...

“I fear the Greeks even when they’re bringing gifts,” a Trojan priest exclaims early on in Virgil’s Aeneid, trying to persuade his countrymen that there’s something fishy about the giant ...

Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Virgil. The Aeneid (p. 161). University of Chicago Press. Kindle Edition. The Aeneid is an origin story. After the destruction of Troy by ...