Member since Nov 27, 2024
United Kingdom
2 published articles
Lucie de Gentile is a graduate in Literae Humaniores from the University of Oxford. Her thesis was on the presentation of women in the ancient Greece gallery at the Ashmolean Museum.
Areas of Expertise
Ancient GreeceAncient RomeHomeric ArchaeologyTravel
How Virgil Made Aeneas an Epic Hero
In Virgil’s epic The Aeneid, the Trojan Aeneas is cast as an unlikely hero of foundational importance to Rome and its destiny.
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Was Virgil’s Aeneid For or Against Emperor Augustus?
While set in the time of legend, the Aeneid is an epic for the Augustan age, promoting the morals and values desired by the new Principate.
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