CLST 103 Lecture 21: March 3
7 Mar 2016
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Is a perspective for romans to understand themselves and their place in the world. Arma virumque cano: i sing of arms and a man . Story is told in 12 books, aprroximately 10,000 lines of hexameter verse. In the genre of epic poetry (also used by homer to write iliad and odyssey) Written in early years of augustus" rule. Written in 30-19 b. c. , so from the end of the battle of actium to vergil"s death. Time when greeks are besieging the town of troy (troy falls) Aeneas, son of anchises (hero) and venus (goddess), is ancestor of julius caesar and augustus (everyone already knew this, not made up) Cupid riding on dolphin on statue of augustus represents venus. Story about heroic prince, but also about augustus" ancestry. About man chosen by gods to found the human race, about wars and self-sacrifice. Hero goes through great deal of hardship, but will achieve goal as he is supported by the gods.
