Why should you read Virgil's "Aeneid"? - Mark Robinson
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In 19 BC, the Roman poet Virgil suffered heatstroke and died on his journey back to Italy. On his deathbed, he thought about the manuscript he had been working on for over ten years, an epic poem called the "Aeneid." Unsatisfied with the final edit, he asked his friends to burn it. But they refused, and soon after Virgil’s death, Augustus ordered it to be published. Why? Mark Robinson explains.
Why do you think that political leaders such as Augustus have valued the work of poets, writers, and other creative artists?
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