... visit to the underworld and the shield he receives a the end of Book VII. The real subject of the Aeneid is the origin of Rome and Augustus. Since Virgil's epic does not go near these events in the time span the epic covers, the reader has to rely upon hearing about these important ... their people. Aeneas" pietas forces him to renounce Dido and leaver Carthage so that he can found his own city for his people to live in. Augustus also saw himself as a founder of Rome. He believed that under his rule, Rome would achieve a higher level of power and glory that the people ... to the Aeneid...

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... to show how a leader has to put aside all feelings and think about what is good for his people. This leads to speculation that Virgil wrote the Aeneid to celebrate Augustus Caesar as a leader. Virgil shows the hardships of founding Rome was very difficult and many people had to suffer for it. He says that all of the turmoil ends when ... Augustus Caesar comes into power. Virgil says, "wars at an end, harsh centuries then will soften the Gates of War will then be shut inside unholy Furor" (I. 391-395). I think that Virgil ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... this desire for "magnificence beyond anything the world had ever seen" and the moralistic fear that Greek art was "corrupting Roman virtues" was Augustus Caesar. He used art as imperialistic treasures with his building program. Some examples of his architecture are; the Forum, Council House and Temple of Apollo ... on the Palatine. These examples illustrate effectively the might and grandeur of the Roman Empire. The reign of Augustus brought forth the mindfulness of other art forms, such as literature. Virgil (70-19 B.C.), was a Roman poet, who wrote the great epic poem, ... Trojan hero...

• Word Count: 1000
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• Grade Level: High School