Wednesday, Oct. 11

 

Lualdi 6:1 Suetonius The Life of Augustus

 

Answer both of the following questions:

 

• How do innovation and tradition intersect in Augustus’s establishment of his power?
• Why do you think Augustus made such an effort at reviving traditional Roman dress?

 

Virgil Aeneid

 

In this section of the Aeneid, Aeneas, legendary founder of Rome, visits his father Anchises in the underworld in order to learn about the city he is destined to establish.  What is the vision of Rome and its position in the cosmos that Virgil portrays here?