About this episode
The episode discusses the controversial ending of Virgil's Aeneid and its implications.
It's time to talk about the shocking, the dramatic, the THRILLING and also, the kind of confusing end of Virgil's Aeneid. What a journey it's been! The story is never truly over, but as we leave Aeneas behind we have to ask--did Virgil mean for it to end this way? With Turnus' blood spilled ruthlessly on the ground and after that, the dark? Some say no--this is an incomplete ending that would have horrified the Emperor Augustus. I say yes--and Augustus would have been delighted. What do you say? Check out our new Sponsor, Alithea Travel: https://www.alitheatravel.com/tours/strength-and-virtue Read my latest essay on AI cand ancient Jewish wisdom: https://www.civitasinstitute.org/research/ai-and-the-divine-test Order Light of the Mind, Light of the World (and rate it five stars): https://a.co/d/2QccOfM Subscribe to be in the mailbag: https://rejoiceevermore.substack.com
People in this episode
Host: Spencer Klavan
Topics covered
- Virgil
- Aeneid
- literary analysis
- Augustus
- endings
- classical literature
Keywords
- Aeneid
- Virgil
- Turnus
- Augustus
- literary ending
- classical literature
- analysis
Sponsors
Alithea Travel
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Civitas Institute
Books & works: Aeneid
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