The Aeneid as Propaganda (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards
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Period Virgil composed the Aeneid
Period Virgil composed the Aeneid
70-19 BC
Augustus's patron/advisor for the Aeneid
Augustus's patron/advisor for the Aeneid
Maecenas
Pietas (Roman virtue)
Pietas (Roman virtue)
Duty, loyalty, and religious devotion
Book featuring Shield of Aeneas
Book featuring Shield of Aeneas
Book 8
Year of Battle of Actium
Year of Battle of Actium
31 BC
Pax Romana
Pax Romana
Peace and prosperity after civil wars
Aeneas symbolises
Aeneas symbolises
Augustus's idealised alter ego
Dido represents
Dido represents
Cleopatra/Eastern excess threat
Turnus symbolises
Turnus symbolises
Futile resistance to Rome's destined expansion
Three objectives of the Aeneid
Three objectives of the Aeneid
Glorify past, justify expansion, legitimise Augustus
Anchises' prophecy about Augustus
Anchises' prophecy about Augustus
Augustus will set up the golden age
Juno's role in the epic
Juno's role in the epic
Irrational resistance to fate/divine will
How the Aeneid ends
How the Aeneid ends
Aeneas kills Turnus in rage (ambiguous/unsettling)