Theme of Power + Rome

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about theme of Power + Rome + Glory of Rome + Fate of Rome etc in the Aeneid
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Theme of Power + Rome
  1. Power
    1. historical context
      1. period of time where Rome had undergone significant expansion
        1. Augustus consolidates all political authority in himself, ending the civil war
        2. in the Aeneid
          1. spirit of this in Jupiter + Anchises's predictions that Roman power will expand to the limits of the earth
            1. contradicts Jupiter's notion that the Romans will have empire without end in space
            2. seen in Anchises's instructions to Aeneas that he must not only "battle down the proud" but also "spare the conquered" ?????
            3. Pax Romana
              1. among the positive aspects of Roman power
                1. brings lasting peace for 200 years to various contries under its domain
              2. Glory of Rome
                1. context
                  1. wrote the Aenid during the Golden Age of the Empire under the auspices of Augustus
                2. future destiny of Rome
                  1. a major theme majorly discussed in:
                    1. Book VI: all + lines 777-886
                      1. Book I: lines 277-296
                        1. Book VIII: lines 626-731
                          1. Gives impression of what Virgil considers Rome's greatest accomplishments + what its future task should look like
                            1. contains much praise of Julius Caesar + Augustus
                              1. greatest of Aeneas's descendants
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