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1 Virgil’s Aeneid

2 Wanderings of Aeneas

3 I. Arrival at Carthage by storm

4 Storm: Neptune to the rescue

5 Remembering Troy over dinner in Carthage

6 Ascanius/Iulus

7 Wanderings of Aeneas

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10 V. Sicily: funeral games for Anchises

11 Meeting the Sibyl in Cumae

12 Turner, Lake Avernus, Aeneas and the Cumaean Sibyl

13 Cerberus

14 Glimpsing Tartarus

15 Elysium

16 Gate of horn, gate of ivory

17 VII. Arriving in Latium

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19 Arrival in Latium C. Lorrain 1650

20 Eating our tables …

21 Italians & allies Latinus + Amata Lavinia Turnus Mezentius Camilla Trojans & allies Aeneas Ascanius / Iulus Evander of Pallanteum (= site of Rome) Pallas

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23 … Aeneas marked his line of walls with a low trench, then toiled away to deepen it, to throw an earthwork up with palisades, camp style, around that post, Their first, on the riverside. 7. 209 ff.,

24 ‘By Tiber’s longed-for bed they now lay out their town unworried by deep water or by me’ Juno, still angry: 7.412 ff.

25 VIII. The once and future Rome – Hercules vs. Cacus – Aeneas vs. Turnus and Mezentius – Aeneas’ shield: Octavian vs. Antony and Cleopatra

26 Master of the Limoge Aeneid, c. 1530 Evander shows Aeneas the Palatine hill at Rome

27 VIII. Up the Tiber to Pallanteum

28 C. Lorrain 1675 Arriving at Pallanteum (8.150 ff)

29 Bonasone, 16 th century Hercules captures the cattle of Geryon (in Spain)

30 Beham, 1545 Hercules defeats Cacus (at Rome-to-be)

31 Lemoine 1718 Hercules defeating Cacus

32 Domenichino, 1621-22 Hercules dragging Cacus from his cave

33 Poussin, 17 th century Hercules victorious over Cacus

34 Actium 31 BCE Octavian vs. Antony and Cleopatra

35 Book IX Aeneas off stage; Turnus’ success (doomed) night mission of Nisus and Euryalus vs. Turnus’ forces Aen. 9. 306 ff.

36 Book X Council of the Gods Forces of Aeneas vs. Forces of Turnus Death of Pallas

37 Book XI. Funeral of Pallas

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39 XI. Diomedes rejects Latins’ appeal

40 ‘Diomedes, why could I not go down When you had wounded me? ‘ 1.137-38

41 Dispatched to Diomedes’ distant city, Venulus went to ask for aid … 8.12-13

42 ‘We have seen Diomedes … we saw him Laying the foundations of his city

43 (he said) “All of us have paid throughout the world Beyond belief in suffering for our crimes … Troy fallen, I have no quarrel with Trojans” 11.330-

44 Diomedes’ theft of the Palladium

45 Book XII. Aeneas vs. Turnus

46 …a deepening blush Brought out a fiery glow on her hot face. As when one puts a stain of crimson dye on ivory of India … Aeneid 12. 93 ff. …. Lavinia’s blush Painted ivory

47 …a deepening blush Brought out a fiery glow on her hot face. As when one puts a stain of crimson dye on ivory of India … 12. 93 ff. …. Menelaus’ wound, Iliad 4. 160 ff. p. 150 Picture a woman dyeing ivory blood-red … A Carian or Maeonian staining a horse’s cheek piece …

48 Just as this scepter here in my right hand will never put out foliage or shade, Once cut from the live tree-bole in the forest, torn from the mother, and laid bare by steel of branching arms and leaves. This one time bough The artificer’s hand has fitted well In a bronze sheath and given to our Latin Lords to carry.’ Aen. 12. 283 ff. Scepter

49 I tell you this and I swear a mighty oath upon it … by this, this scepter, look, that will never again put forth crown and branches, now it’s left its stump on the mountain ridge forever, nor will it sprout new green again, now the brazen ax has stripped its bark and leaves …. Iliad 1. 272 ff (p. 85)

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52 He [Turnus] saw a stone, Enormous, ancient, set up there to prevent Landowners’ quarrels. Even a dozen picked men such as the earth produces in our day Could barely lift and shoulder it. 12. 1219 ff. ……. Stone

53 He [Turnus] saw a stone, Enormous, ancient, set up there to prevent Landowners’ quarrels. Even a dozen picked men such as the earth produces in our day Could barely lift and shoulder it. 12. 1219 ff. ……. Stone

54 Diomedes vs. AeneasIliad 5. 336 ff p. 174 …. Just as Diomedes hefted a boulder in his hands, a tremendous feat – no two men could hoist it, weak as men are now ….

55 Aeneas vs. AchillesIliad 20. 326 ff. p. 512 But drawing his sharp sword, Achilles charged, wild, hurtling toward him, loosing a savage cry as Aeneas hefted a boulder in his hands,, a tremendous feat – no two men could hoist it, weak as men are now ….

56 He [Turnus] saw a stone, Enormous, ancient, set up there to prevent Landowners’ quarrels. Even a dozen picked men such as the earth produces in our day Could barely lift and shoulder it. 12. 1219 ff. ……. Stone Then all the body slackened in death’s chill 12. 1295 solvuntur frigore membra (12.951, = 1.92)


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