Does anyone have some in depth insight into Vergil and his use of numbers? I have looked everywhere and there seems to be no book or article that I can find that addresses Roman authors and numerology. I ask this question because I have noted Vergil uses numbers quite often, and knowing the nature of Vergil, these were not numbers selected at random. For example, in Book 1 of the Aeneid, lines 393-401, the numbers 1,6,7,12,and 20 are used directly or indirectly in Venus's augury in reference to Aeneas and his men. If anyone has some insight on this matter, or can point the way to an article or book, I would appreciate it. D. Ryun
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