secured all of Italy including Sicily‚ Sardinia‚ and Corsica. No one can pass through the Mediterranean now without dealing with Rome. As I have just spoken with Hannibal‚ he assures me that another conflict with Rome will end in their defeat and Carthage standing on top‚ victorious. We have already discussed strategy and there is virtually no way we can lose. We will strike where they are vulnerable. Their arrogance will be their downfall. Rome was determined to extend their reach as far north as
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of the men. It is also in this same time that Aeneas demonstrates a quality of a pious leader by reminding them of Troy and their mission. Perhaps one of the more questionable decisions Aeneas had made was the decision to leave Queen Dido and Carthage. From a hero’s standpoint it is a very honorable decision to stay in the direction of the gods and continue the journey in order to be the ascendant of the Roman Empire. The contrasting issue in this decision is how he went about it. To make this
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The Significance of Female Roles in The Aeneid Though there are female characters in The Aeneid who are commonly interpreted as having a negative impact on Aeneas’ journey‚ Juno and Dido contribute to Aeneas’ legend as a mythical hero. The female characters‚ Juno and Dido‚ are known for wreaking havoc in the epic‚ since they both express anger toward Aeneas. Because of their treacherous actions‚ Dido and Juno play significant roles in the epic as they impact Aeneas’ conquest to found the Roman Empire
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classic stuff. And when acclaimed choreographer Mark Morris debuted his minimalist but deeply dramatic dance adaptation of Purcell’s opera with a live orchestra and singers in 1989‚ critics said he made the tale of the ill-fated Dido‚ Queen of Carthage‚ and her lover‚ the warrior Aeneas‚ timeless.
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and interview primary sources who were actually at the events. Polybius’s works (The Histories) documents the events between 264 and 146 BC which mainly involved the rise of the Roman Empire and the effort in which they went to subdue their rival Carthage. Polybius documents the First and Second Punic wars with incredible detail and is our main source for the wars‚ although Livy also provides some very important facts and
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the Roman race. “As the sharp admonition and command from heaven had shaken him awake‚ he now burned only to be gone‚ to leave that land of the sweet life behind” (Fitzgerald‚ 105). This line shows how Aeneas yearns to leave the life he has in Carthage after the gods have told him to go to Italy. He leaves for Italy‚ as the gods told him to‚ against his will for he said‚ “So please‚ no more of these appeals that set us both afire. I sail for Italy not of my own free will” (Fitzgerald‚ 108).
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A Brief History of Rome The founding of Rome goes back to the very early days of civilization. It is so old‚ it is today known as ’the eternal city’. The Romans believed that their city was founded in the year 753 BC. Modern historians though believe it was the year 625 BC. Rome knew four classes of people. This division was very important to the Romans. There were other traditions that all Romans shared. Whatever their individual circumstances‚ all Romans observed certain
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understand the brilliance behind one of the greatest military tactical attacks in history. The Battle of Lake Trasimene was waged by one of the most charismatic‚ smart‚ and cunning generals of all time in Hannibal. Hannibal‚ the son of Hamilcar Barca of Carthage‚ was raised to eat‚ breath‚ and hate Rome from the beginning of his childhood. Livy states that‚ “From the day when he was proclaimed commander in chief‚ he seemed to regard Italy as his assigned field of action‚ and war with Rome as a duty imposed
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There is no doubt that Western History is filled with brutal wars and combats. Blood was spilled and men were killed in order to bring their nation to victory. These fights could not be avoided for it was in their nature to expand the territory of their empire and seek for more power. Many leaders were able to skillfully direct their armies to triumph. But as victorious as they were‚ no one can deny the fact that there were as many battles lost as there were won. According to a Greek Historian names
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they were nearly equal in strength‚ Rome and Carthage were also quite different. Carthage was greater in wealth than Rome. This is because Carthagians were a sea faring people‚ who convered vast lands for trade. They had become a significant trading empire throughout the Mediterranean. Another difference between the two was Carthage had a powerful navy‚ but Rome’s army was not just powerful but efficient. Rome was great in hand to hand combat‚ Carthage seemed to better them when it came to battle
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