Flashcards in Aeneid Scholars Role Of War. Deck (2)
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What does W.H. Semple say about the role of war in the Aeneid.
. War must be portrayed at least somewhat positively, as war and the making , as what and the making of empire was very positive for Romans, particularly for Augustus . Aeneas must be portrayed (at least to an extent ) as a “primeval ancestors of Rome, a prototype of the historic qualities by which many great Roman soldiers and statesman, and especially Augustus had consolidated their country in strength , unity and peace.
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