Latinus

Virgil, Vergil, or Publius Vergilius Maro was a Roman poet. He was best known for writing the poem epic “Aeneid.” “Virgil was regarded by the Romans as their greatest poet, an estimation that subsequent generations have upheld.” [1] Virgil fame mostly surrounded by his unfinished poem Aeneid. He was born/lived the peasant stock life. His inspiration and love for the Italian countryside and the people of Italy helped shaped his poetry. Virgil was well educated in his knowledge for Greek and Roman…

There were some Indo-European people during the late bronze age. These people arrived and lived in Italy known as the Latium people. Around hilltop areas, Latium people built earthen ramparts and these ramparts grew to become an oppida of early Latium and the fortified towns. These are territories within the Alban Hills. These territories were bounded by countries Samnium, Sabina, Etruria and Campania. However, there was unification of the Sabines with Latins on neighboring hills. Later,…

Many characters in Greek and Roman literature are subject to divine manipulation, and the gods’ furor can result in disastrous effects on cities and their citizens. The furor of the characters in the Aeneid is volatile and often dangerous. Regardless of whether it begins with a human or a god, it can leave disaster in its wake, particularly when the gods play a role. Although Dido is subject to Venus and Juno 's interference, she is ultimately responsible for losing control because the…

to Italy” (IV 492). He can’t deny his son “the fields assigned by fate” and must leave for the safe of his heritage (IV 484). His restraint and ability to put the needs of the state above his own is characteristic of the males in this epic. King Latinus, though he would understandably oppose a foreigner taking away his kingdom and daughter, supports these actions anyway. Even Neptune, who sided with the Greeks during the war, aids the Trojans in direct defiance of Juno. In a way, Virgil’s…

while Aeneas is a hero. In the big picture, through Dido, women are presented as overly sensitive beings that do not understand men’s obligations to gods and the state. Furthermore, The Aeneid also describes Lavinia, daughter of king Latinus and queen Amata. King Latinus wants Lavinia to marry Aeneas because that is what gods want. On the other hand, queen Amata wants her daughter to marry Rutulian king Turnus. Interestingly, Lavinia’s preference and emotions remain unknown. Nonetheless, her…

Lastly, after arriving in Italy, Juno further attempts to disrupt the actions of the Trojans by pitting the native Latins against them. She accomplishes this by sending Allecto, a fury, to infiltrate and infect the minds of Amata, King Latinus’ wife, and Turnus, a politically powerful suitor and warrior, causing them to meet the Trojans with hostility inciting the rest of the Latins against them. This inevitably leads to the Trojans and Latins going to war; the Trojans led by Aeneas, and the…

but loses his father, Anchises. It is not until Book 7 that Aeneas’s idea of a destination to the west is confirmed and made specific in instructions to go to the mouth of the Tiber River and make a pact with King Latinus. Later, Aeneas is almost married into the ruling house of Latinus. A political dispute ends the alliance and Lavinia, his would-be wife, becomes another Helen of Troy in her opposition. In Book 4, a love affair with Dido produces her suicide, after she has cursed…

At the end of his journey, he has to fight Latinus to take final control over Rome. Aeneas has no desire to fight but since it’ll aid the creation of war, he will fight. It’s stated “Aeneas lifts his hand, rebukes Latinus, calling the gods to witness that his will was not for battle, but forced upon him” (12.637-640). Aeneas initial impulse was to not fight but since it was forced…

The origins of Calypso are unclear, due to her mythological existence. However, there are three very famous accounts of Calypso’s origins. According to Homer, Calypso is a nymph who takes orders from the gods. He also said that she is the daughter of Atlas, the titan who must bear the weight of the heavens on his shoulders, for waging war with his brothers against the gods. Hesiod stated that she is the daughter of titans Tethys and Oceanus, so she is one of the Oceanids, a kind of sea nymph.…

Sallust discusses power in the preface of The Conspiracy of Catiline, he states that power can come from the mind or the body, but he makes the argument that the power of the mind is more resilient than the power of the body (Sal.Cat.pre.1.12-14). Bodily power is strength and might, while the power of the mind involves mental prowess and knowledge. He uses the example of war and says that in the beginning there was a focus on physical power rather than knowledge through strategizing, but after…