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... Rome . Several causes combined to make Vergil undertake this work . Augustus himself , who was a munificent patron of literary men , desired him to write a great poem , which should glorify the Empire and stimulate the patriotism of ...
... Rome . Several causes combined to make Vergil undertake this work . Augustus himself , who was a munificent patron of literary men , desired him to write a great poem , which should glorify the Empire and stimulate the patriotism of ...
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... Rome to the old heroic level in the imaginations of men . But however much of Homer he may give to his readers , he never forgets his main purpose , to impress men with the dignity and greatness of Rome , her significant history , her ...
... Rome to the old heroic level in the imaginations of men . But however much of Homer he may give to his readers , he never forgets his main purpose , to impress men with the dignity and greatness of Rome , her significant history , her ...
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... Rome . He then emerges from the realms below and rejoins his fleet . Here the seventh book begins . After passing the shores of Circe , he enters the mouth of the Tiber . The king of the Latins is prepared for his coming by portents ...
... Rome . He then emerges from the realms below and rejoins his fleet . Here the seventh book begins . After passing the shores of Circe , he enters the mouth of the Tiber . The king of the Latins is prepared for his coming by portents ...
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... Rome . Euander advises him to seek aid from the Etruscans of Caere , which he does . The war is begun . After much blood- shed , in which Pallas son of Euander , and the terrible Tuscan king Mezentius , are slain , it is at last agreed ...
... Rome . Euander advises him to seek aid from the Etruscans of Caere , which he does . The war is begun . After much blood- shed , in which Pallas son of Euander , and the terrible Tuscan king Mezentius , are slain , it is at last agreed ...
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... Rome for the restitution of his property , and was successful . He became the friend of the rich art - patron Maecenas , the poet Horace , and the brilliant circle of literary men who were collected at the court of Augustus . The works ...
... Rome for the restitution of his property , and was successful . He became the friend of the rich art - patron Maecenas , the poet Horace , and the brilliant circle of literary men who were collected at the court of Augustus . The works ...
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