In one scene with these characters, Lucius' use of a quote from Virgil's Aeneid starts to give away his secret and leads to an even bigger reconciliation. Although Gladiator II does contain ...

So was Virgil secretly building a critique of the Roman Empire into The Aeneid, right under Augustus' nose? It remains an open question. "When you read between the lines there are at the very ...

The initials of Ennis’ corps, A.V.C., are an acronym of the opening lines of the Aeneid—Arma virumque ... But Burgess is not Virgil any more than Joyce was Homer. His hero loses nothing ...

“In the parlance of forecasters: The Aeneid is warmly recommended reading for days when you’re in the eye of the storm without an umbrella.” The Roman emperor Octavian commissioned Virgil to write the ...

Best known for his epic poem, “The Aeneid”, Virgil (70 – 19 BC) was regarded by Romans as a national treasure. His work reflects the relief he felt as civil war ended and the rule of ...