CLASSICS 1B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Turnus, Laurentum, Rutuli
31 Aug 2016
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Etruria: a region in italy, home to the etruscans. Latium: a region in italy, inhabited by the latins: ardea: a city in latium, home of the rutulians and turnus, laurentum: a city in latium, ruled by latinus. The latins how a war council: diomedes refuses to join them, drances and turnus quarrel, turnus as achilles and hector. At the end of book 12, turnus will be like hector where he will be participating on his own mainland. Turnus has the ability to stop the war, he is purposely costing his men their lives: turnus" outdated model of heroism. All his men are dedicated to personal glory. The greater good is more important than personal glory. Virgil is reworking homer"s version of glory. A bellatrix, sharing features with amazons: amazons: women who completely shunned the company of men. Women are important on a political level as well, they were crucial in creating ties in communities and erupting ties as well.
