Character ID
Ruled Latium for three years after the war
Who is Aeneas?
"I solemnly swear before you all to meet Aeneas alone in arms and fight until one of us is killed."
Who is Turnus to King Latinus' court?
City on the coast of Africa, ruled by a woman
What is Carthage?
Built by Julius Caesar near the Forum Roman, along the Capitoline Hill and the Quirinal Hill in Rome; consisted of an open square bound on three sides by colonnades
What is the Forum Iulium/Forum of Julius?
The rhetorical device of beginning a narrative in the middle of the story
What is in media res?
Greek hero from the Trojan War who refused to engage Aeneas again
Who is Diomedes?
"You could have no better model than Aeneas. Watch him carefully, and do exactly as you are told. I hope you will prove a soldier."
Who is Evander to Pallas?
Where Evander first greeted Aeneas
What is (the banks of) the Tiber River?
This temple, styled in the Corinthian order, alluded to Julius' divine lineage and was dedicated to the Julio-Claudian dynasty in 46 B.C.
What is the Templum Veneris Genetricis?
What is the Battle of Actium?
Doctor in Aeneas' army
Who is Iapyx?
"Pity? What pity did you show for Pallas, or for his aged father?"
"Who is Aeneas to Turnus?
The laurel tree is especially honored among these people
Who are the Laurentes/Latins?
A full length portraiture statue of Augustus Caesar
What is the Augustus di Prima Porto?
This collection of carmina by Virgil reads like a how-to-farm book, but is actually a poetic observation about the beauty of nature and the joy of labor
What are the Georgics?
King of the Winds who was tasked to sink Aeneas' ships
"You were born of stone, nursed by the heartless cliffs and brought up by wild beasts. I have been too trusting. I saved you and your crew from death and raised you to a high place in my kingdom. And in return, what is my reward? The gods command you to depart?"
Who is Dido to Aeneas?
Where Aeneas' armor was forged
What is under Mt. Etna?
On display along the banks of the Tiber River, housed in protective glass, this monument features reliefs of members of the Julio-Augustan dynasty
Date of Julius Caesar's assassination; when Gaius Octavius became his heir
What is 44 B.C.?
Third husband of Helen; Aeneas sees his disfigured body in the Underworld
Who is Deiphobus?
"Just one favor, sir. My mother--will you look after her?"
Who is Euryalus to Iulus?
Region of the Underworld where Aeneas' sees Deiphobus' spirit
What is the Field of Warriors?
Sculptor of the "Aeneas, Anchises, and Ascanius" on display at the Galleria Borghese in Rome
Who is Gianlorenzo Bernini?
When was the work of Virgil's Aeneid finished?
19 B.C.