The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 9: Virgil and Other Poets

“Virgil reading his ‘Aeneid’ to Octavia and Augustus,” 1788, by Angelica Kauffmann. A legend in ancient Roman history tells of Octavia, the sister of the Emperor Augustus, who faints when hearing Virgil’s verses, which remind her of the early death of her son. Public Domain

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The Ideas That Formed the Constitution

Part 1

New Series: The Ideas That Formed the Constitution

Part 2

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 2: The Founders’ Education

Part 3

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 3: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato

Part 4

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 4: The Pioneers: Socrates, Xenophon, Plato, and the Founders

Part 5

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 5: Aristotle

Part 6

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 6: Polybius

Part 7

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 7: Cicero

Part 8

Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 8: Cicero (Continued)

Part 9

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 9: Virgil and Other Poets

Part 10

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 10: Virgil Alone

Part 11

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 11: Livy

Part 12

The Ideas That Formed the Constitution, Part 12: Plutarch

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