A theory about the Aeneid is that Virgil wrote it as an instruction manual for Augustus Caesar. If this idea is true, what do you think Virgil hoped the new emperor would learn from this work? Answer: The ideal response would include the following:
Please provide the best answer for the statement.
1. Aeneas is pietas (he knows and obeys his destiny, which was determined by the gods)..
2. Aeneas understands that civic duty takes precedence over private life and may demand great sacrifice.
3. Augustus claimed to be a descendent of Aeneas, and this poem gives that claim legitimacy.
4. War is a great but necessary moral tragedy.
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fantastique?
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