CLASSIC 45B Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Proserpina, Misenus, Aeneid
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The aeneid in the dawn of the roman empire. Roman poet, second half of first century bc. Begun at the time of octavian augustus"s triumphant return from the. East composed in the period when the roman empire was first being established. In time when roman republic became the roman empire. Aeneas (mythical figure) and augustus (historical) constructed as founding fathers of the roman state. In the iliad, he is an important warrior. After fall of troy, he sailed via thrace, delos, crete towards carthage, then italy. Book 1: aeneas encounters a storm and is cast ashore at carthage. The setting of the aeneid: in years immediately after fall of troy. Aeneas leaves troy and sets out to find a new land, foundation myth, combining travel and fighting. When troy was sacked by the greeks, aeneas gathered a group, traveled to italy and became the ancestor of the romans. Connections between troy the fallen city and rome the new founded city.
