Context (Leaving Cert Classical Studies): Flashcards
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Virgil's full name
Virgil's full name
Publius Vergilius Maro
Virgil's lifespan
Virgil's lifespan
70-19 BC
Virgil's patron
Virgil's patron
Maecenas
Poetic metre used in the Aeneid
Poetic metre used in the Aeneid
Dactylic hexameter
Greek concept: personal glory and fame
Greek concept: personal glory and fame
Kleos
Roman concept: duty to gods, family, and state
Roman concept: duty to gods, family, and state
Pietas
Purpose of the Aeneid for Augustus
Purpose of the Aeneid for Augustus
Propaganda to legitimise rule through divine ancestry
Augustus's family line connected to
Augustus's family line connected to
Aeneas and Venus
Aeneas's divine mother who supports him
Aeneas's divine mother who supports him
Venus
Goddess who opposes Rome's destiny
Goddess who opposes Rome's destiny
Juno
Aeneid's opening phrase
Aeneid's opening phrase
Arms and the man
What Greek heroes sought vs. Roman pietas
What Greek heroes sought vs. Roman pietas
Kleos (personal glory)
Aeneas carrying Anchises symbolises
Aeneas carrying Anchises symbolises
Past (ancestors), present (duty), future (Rome's destiny)
Three writers influenced by Virgil
Three writers influenced by Virgil
Dante, Milton, and Tennyson
Emperor during which the Aeneid was written
Emperor during which the Aeneid was written
Augustus Caesar