Aeneid

There are stories that make people laugh, while others make the crowd tear up. As of most pieces in literature, a well known piece comes from the creative mind of the writer. Roman literature was influenced towards the Greeks through format, famous writers, and the work of drama. To begin with, the format of the Roman era has modified itself into modern text. For instance, “Romans accessed their literature on handmade, handwritten papyrus scrolls. (The word ‘volume’ came from the Latin word for…

I explored Canto XXXIV of Dante Alighieri’s The Inferno. This canto describes Dante’s and Virgil’s expedition into the last circle of hell, Cocytus. As well as detailing their interactions with a number of significantly important characters. Virgil leads Dante into the last circle of hell and they are immediately shaken by a great icy wind. They look over to see a massive horrid creature stirring up the windstorm by flapping it’s wings. Dante said “I did not die, and yet I lost life’s breath”…

When Camilla, the great female warrior of The Aeneid, enters the epic she enters with the trappings and the aura of Augustus Caesar. Throughout the book Camilla is an enigmatic character. There are many different aspects of her character that make her stand out. There is something about her character that is more important than being a commanding warrior who is also a woman. This importance is because she is similar to Augustus Caesar. Camilla is a Latin predecessor and symbol for the first…

the thing he would not like to. He cherishes everything that Virgil speaks to as ‘The Classics’, overwhelming subjects, fights amongst great and insidiousness, respect, greatness, culture, and most profound sense of being. Virgil's huge topic in the Aeneid is devotion or commitment to one's god. For sure Aeneas' most popular appellation, or graceful epithet, is "devout Aeneas." Although Dante is forcefully Christian, his confidence is educated by the Classical masterminds. His division of…

predominantly placed above women as they had more independence and overall freedom whereas women were sheltered. Their main attribution to society was to be good wives, mothers and homemakers. These roles can be observed through readings such as The Aeneid and The Tale of Cupid and Psyche. Roman woman were sheltered from a young age. They did not have much of an option as to making their own paths through life. For example, education for girls was very different to that of the education of men.…

Religion is a large puzzle piece in common culture. The Roman empire was initially notorious for paganism, which through the test of time became ostracized. Christianity lurked within the Roman empire and was inferior early on as believers were often persecuted. Once Christianity began to pervade the government there were conversions seen among some of the officials. In time, Christianity took root and was eventually made the state religion in Rome. The values and ideals of the two religions…

For centuries now human civilization has been trying to figure out the terrible question, why were they put on earth? In 753 BC, the ancient civilization of Rome believed that they were put on earth to do everything humanly possible for Rome. The Romans made up creation stories to make their civilization sound better, came up with technological advances to better Roman culture, and even killed emperors who were not for the greater good of. As you can see, everything the Romans did was for the…

enticing story drew connections to the Church and is awarded for being one of the most, if not, the most, memorable epic poem ever created. É significativo que o acompanhante de Dante seja o próprio Virgilio, autor de um outro grande poema épico: Aeneid…

The Inferno has influenced people around the world for almost 700 years. Most people think of Hell as a place where you don’t want to go and is miserable. This is because the Inferno is the basis of what we think of hell. The Inferno is a poem that Dante Alighieri wrote in 1320 about his fictional journey through Hell. The Inferno is the first of three sections of the Divine Comedy and would become one of the most famous books of its time. Throughout the poem, the reader can tell that Dante uses…

Theater Theater in ancient Rome would range from festivals, nude dancing, and acrobatics. Theater for Romans at the time was for honoring the gods on religious days. But since there were “over 200 religious days every year,” according to Rome.mrdonn.org, you could watch a performance almost every day! Theater was first recorded in Rome around 300-400 BC along with a performance by Etruscans. The actors did get paid though. Since they got paid, wealthy nobles would typically pay for the actor's…