... 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, to the audience, which he uses to prominently describe the chief character of ... ' rule is just (not just an upstart, ambitions, selfish person acting in their self interest), and he is acting in the best interests of his countrymen. So overall, Virgil uses pietas as a tool to portray Augustus as a hero, (like Aeneas), and to garner political and popular support on his behalf ... ...

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