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of the winter in which the noble pair are prisoners of lust2 to a single unseen night of passion Nevertheless some evidence exists that Purcell originally wrote the opera for an earlier court perfo. brPage 1br Dido and Aeneas brPage 2br brPage 3br brPage 4br brPage 5br brPage 6br brPage 7br brPage 8br brPage 9br brPage 10br brPage 11 . A Trojan hero. Greek mythology is the body of myths and legends belonging to the ancient Greeks concerning their gods and heroes, the nature of the world, and the origins and significance of their own cult and ritual practices. . Vergil’s . Aeneid. 29-19 B.C.. Roman Nationalism. denarius of Julius Caesar: 47-46 BC. Aeneas leaves Troy carrying . Anchises. and . Palladium . Apotheosis of Julius Caesar. Actium (31 B.C.). Alma-Tadema (1836-1912). Born in London . 1659 . Died: 1695. Music . was the Purcell family business - and Henry followed in the footsteps of his father, uncle and brother as a court musician . centered . around Westminster in London.. Henry Purcell/Nahum Tate. “Remember me! But ah—forget my fate”. . Belinda: . “Shake . the cloud from off your brow,. Fate your wishes does allow.. Empire . growing . Pleasures . In the lines omitted here (441-493), Aeneas goes into the temple of Carthage and weeps over images portraying the Trojan war. . This is poetic license of Virgil’s part as the stories of the war were unlikely to have made it to Carthage, but it is an opportunity to show pathos and also to lay the groundwork for Dido’s vulnerability to Aeneas’ charms.. By Ben Roberts, Patrick Gommel, Amanda Wilson, Jin Kang. Heroic Qualities and Flaws. The main character of the story is Aeneas and he is an archetypal hero. His qualities are he is brave, strong, intelligent, loyal, strong-minded, devoted to his task, and one of the most famous heroes who fought in the Trojan War. . Virgil– The Roman Homer. Regarded . by the Romans as their greatest poet. Began . The . Aeneid. . in 29 BCE. Worked on it till his death in 19 BCE. Requested that it be burned. Published by Emperor Augustus . By Ben Roberts, Patrick Gommel, Amanda Wilson, Jin Kang. Heroic Qualities and Flaws. The main character of the story is Aeneas and he is an archetypal hero. His qualities are he is brave, strong, intelligent, loyal, strong-minded, devoted to his task, and one of the most famous heroes who fought in the Trojan War. . 3000-1100 BCE. oral. tradition. DARK. AGE. 1100-800. BCE. oral tradition. ARCHAIC PERIOD. 800-480 BCE. beginnings of literacy. epic poetry. CLASSICAL PERIOD. 480-323 BCE. height of Athenian civilization. Julius Caesar. Augustus. Civil Wars. Propaganda. Vergil. The . Aeneid. in History. Judgment of Paris. Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. Minerva, Venus, and Juno. Trojan War. Fall of Troy. The Story’s Beginning. Public.  . Gods. Roman . religion was divided into . two types of gods, primarily as a result of Rome conquering much of Greece in the Macedonian Wars. . Spirits (Numina). . watched over people, families and . Julius Caesar. Augustus. Civil Wars. Propaganda. Vergil. The . Aeneid. in History. Judgment of Paris. Athena, Aphrodite, and Hera. Minerva, Venus, and Juno. Trojan War. Fall of Troy. The Story’s Beginning. emily.pillinger@kcl.ac.uk. 2 halves: . Odyssey . (1-6) + . Iliad . (7-12). Begins by going . in medias res . – ‘into the middle of things’. Horace’s . Art of Poetry. :. ‘He [a great epic poet] always presses on to the outcome and hurries the reader into the middle of things [.