... This turbulent period defined his life, as Virgil witnessed first hand the effects of the civil war, with his estate being confiscated and many of his friends killed. In response to this, Virgil aims to display the notion of "pietas", one of the chief virtues among the Ancient Romans, ... "thalami" has divided the latin cohort) Virgil may have intentionally left his overall intended message about pietas and it's implication for the Roman race, to give him an opportunity to revise his view later, or perhaps rewrite it so he can most effectively get his message across. ... this theory is ...

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