Perhaps Virgil consciously chooses to compare Aeneas to Augustus, in the idea that just as Augustus defeated Cleopatra and Antony, enemies to the state and his own advancement of Rome's power and prestigue, so too must Aeneas fight against those who try to thwart his own founding of a homeland? ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To leave the Mantovano mailing list at any time, do NOT hit reply. Instead, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message "unsubscribe mantovano" in the body (omitting the quotation marks). You can also unsubscribe at http://virgil.org/mantovano/mantovano.htm#unsub
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