The Fate Of Rome In The Aeneid

History has been told in multiple ways: whether it be oral, written, or drawn. Book VIII in The Aeneid, written by Virgil is using the method of vision to tell a history. Specifically, in Aeneas’s case he is being told a history of Rome via a shield forged by Vulcan. While he is viewing the shield and learning what will happen, the audience is able to learn about Aeneas. The history being told to Aeneas is inscribed on a shield instead of a deadly weapon symbolically showing that Aeneas is protected under by the shield as long as no one interferes with the future actions. Through Virgil’s use of imagery, the audience gains insight into the fate of Rome. The fate of Rome and Aeneas are depicted on the shield. One of the first depictions he