The Living Universe: God and Men in Virgil's Aeneid

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THE LIVING UNIVERSE: GODS AND MEN IN VIRGIL'S AENEID CONTENTS Preface Introduction Part I: The spirit of the first century B.C. : 1. Homer. Virgil's model, as the 'educator' of Greece and Rome; 2. The picture of the universe of an educated Roman in the first century B.C. Part II: The structure of the cosmos in the Aeneid: The cosmos as described by Anchises; The spheres of Beings in the cosmos of the Aeneid Part III The phases in the movement of the cosmos : 1. 1.1-1.656 the storm caused by Juno, calmed by Neptune, and 'healed' by Jupiter 2. 1.657-5.603 love of Dido and Aeneas caused by Venus and Juno, terminated by Jupiter; Dido's death and Funeral Games.Inset: Books 2 and 3 3. 5.604-7.285. firing of ships caused byJuno, stopped by Jupiterwho sends vision of Anchises: journey to theUnderworld; landing inLatium; treaty withLatinus. 4. 7.286-12.133(215) the war caused by Juno through Allecto; interference of the goddesses stopped by Jupiter and 'free will' ordained and 70-76 77-86 87-101 102-107 108-139 decisively used by Tumus and Aeneas. Aeneas' victory over Mezentius. Latin Council. Treaty arranging for single combat between Tumus and Aeneas concluded. Inset: Books 8 and 9. 5. 12.136(216)-end treaty broken by Juno through Jutuma and renewal of battle. Single combat now initiated by Tumus. Juno and Jutuma called off by Jupiter. Tumus killed by Aeneas. Conclusion The plot of the Aeneid; fate and the anger of the gods. Appendix A: ira and furor. Appendix B: The Nisus-Euryalus episode of Book 9 Notes and Bibliography Index