The Aeneid by Vergil is a Roman epic that follows the journey of Aeneas, a Trojan warrior who escapes the destruction of Troy and sets out to find a new homeland in Italy. Guided by fate and the gods, ...

The dialogue between Vergil’s Aeneid and the first pentad of Livy’s history can be partially understood through the conflict between Romulus and Aeneas, both within each individual text and in ...

Mr. Cobbold will review the interesting facets of the historical and political landscape of Rome in 25 BC and how Vergil on his deathbed wanted "The Aeneid" destroyed, claiming it wasn't yet ...

Like translations, most biographies are for the time of their audience. In 2008 Sarah Ruden delivered an “Aeneid” in a line-by-line version that spoke in a clear, vibrant American English, her ...

In Vergil's Aeneid, Anchises, like Aeneas, may be seen as a pattern of Augustus, as his survey of his progeny reflects Augustus' censorial activity (Augustus conducted his first census, without ...

WMU students are holding a read-aloud of Vergil's epic 'The Aeneid' on March 15. 'To Hell and Back on the Ides of March' will kick off at 11 a.m. in Knauss Hall and go until all 9,896 lines of the ...