Virgil's Aeneid (Books 1-6)

Name: Virgil's Aeneid (Books 1-6)
Uploaded: 2023-05-02T17:04:39.962Z
Duration: 1 h 30 min 25 s
Channel: Publius Vergilius Maro
Description: This is the second video lecture for Virgil's Aeneid. It covers Books 1-6, including the theme of pietas (duty), parallels with Homer's Odyssey, literary contexts of the characters of Aeneas and Dido, and Virgil's goal of constructing a national epic for the new Roman Empire.

Publius Vergilius Maro

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This is the second video lecture for Virgil's Aeneid. It covers Books 1-6, including the theme of pietas (duty), parallels with Homer's Odyssey, literary contexts of the characters of Aeneas and Dido, and Virgil's goal of constructing a national epic for the new Roman Empire.