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Professor examines how Augustus Caesar commissioned the Aeneid to rewrite Homeric values into a foundation for the Roman Empire. This analysis explores how the epic deliberately inverts themes from the Iliad and Odyssey to emphasize piety and duty over individual heroism.
By Game TheoryProfessor examines how Augustus Caesar commissioned the Aeneid to rewrite Homeric values into a foundation for the Roman Empire. This analysis explores how the epic deliberately inverts themes from the Iliad and Odyssey to emphasize piety and duty over individual heroism.