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 ...

To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching. This book explores how Virgil in his Aeneid incorporates the ancient Stoics' ...

Torjussen, Stian Sundell 2008. The “Orphic-Pythagorean” Eschatology of the Gold Tablets from Thurii and the Sixth Book of Virgil'sAeneid. Symbolae Osloenses, Vol. 83, Issue. 1, p. 68.

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 ...

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 ...

Virgil’s epic Roman poem, The Aeneid, is referenced in Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, but how does it tie into Lucius’ heroic ...

Nobel Prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney's translation of Book VI of Virgil's Aeneid, in which Aeneas travels into the underworld to meet the spirit of his father. Read by Ian McKellen.