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The Aeneid The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Virgil Classics)

Vergil

The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve...

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Behind the Bastards

It was discussed as a Roman propaganda text written by Virgil to promote Octavian, incorrectly referenced by Robert Evans as a Greek classic.

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Well, there was an article that I read that was like, he loves the Greek classics. You know, like the Ennied.

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It was discussed as a Roman propaganda text written by Virgil to promote Octavian, incorrectly referenced by Robert Evans as a Greek classic.

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Well, there was an article that I read that was like, he loves the Greek classics. You know, like the Ennied.

It's actually Roman propaganda written by Virgil so that he could make the case that Octavian had like a deep connection to like Roman history.

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