Classical Studies
LAT 5-313-2005

The Age of Augustus

 

Vergil's Aeneid

Texts

The Vergil Project (Joseph Farrell): This very useful online text of the Aeneid is linked to vocabulary and grammar assistance, various commentaries (including Connington and Nettleship), and a concordance.

P. Vergilius Maro, Aeneid (Perseus Project): The text is that of J.B. Greenough. It is linked to the commentaries of Servius and John Conington as well as to information on word meanings and morphology; the links appear in a small pop-up window next to the text. English versions by Theodore Williams and John Dryden are also available.

P. Vergilius Maro, Opera (The Latin Library): Unannotated Latin text of all of Vergil's works

John Dryden's translation of The Aeneid (The Internet Classics Archive): An English translation by John Dryden.

Maps

Map of the Roman Empire in the time of Augustus

Map of Italy (IAM) (PDF)

Map of the underworld comparing Odysseus and Aeneas (Carlos Parada)

Map of Vergil's Underworld from Andrea de Jorio, Viaggio di Enea all' inferno ed agli elisii secondo Virgilio (3rd ed.; Naples: Fibreno, 1831)

More maps (virgil.org)

Augustan Background

Portrait and Background on Augustus (Riley Collection)

Antony, Octavian, and Cleopatra: The End of the Republic (Barbara McManus)

From Octavian to Augustus: Timeline and Images Illustrating His Rise to Power (Eric Kondratieff)

Augustus: Images of Power (Mark Morford) discusses Augustus' mausoleum, Altar of Peace, Prima Porta portrait, and Gemma Augustea

Study Guides

Introduction and Study Guide for Vergil's Aeneid, by Roger Dunkle

An outline of the Aeneid (Scaife)

Vergil's Aeneid Resource page (Reed College) includes FAQs, modern views, e-texts, study guides, brief bibliography

The Aeneid in Art, Music, etc.

The Aeneid in the Arts (Alison Barker)

Aeneid Image Gallery (HistoryWiz)

Troy (Diane Thompson) traces the impact of the Trojan War on literature and the arts from Homer to the present

Vergil's Thesaurus (VRoma) features images matched with study questions for on-line discussion; image list

Listen to a reading (in Latin) of the end of the Aeneid (12.926-52)

More Information on Vergil

Aelius Donatus, Life of Virgil, tr. David Wilson-Okamura

virgil.org, excellent and extensive collection of resources

Vergil's Home Page, including images and an on-line Latin text and English commentary

A Bibliographic Guide to Vergil's Aeneid

 

 

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Professor John Gruber-Miller
LAT 5-313-2005
The Age of Augustus

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