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Greece gets another chance to tackle its fiscal dilemma - Jamaica Observer

Greece gets another chance to tackle its fiscal dilemma
Jamaica Observer
They come from his epic poem The Aeneid, (modelled, ironically, on the works of the great Greek poet, Homer) which relates the wanderings of the Trojan hero Aeneas, after the fall of Troy. They translate as "Do not trust the horse, Trojans.

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Tunisia's Bardo museum reopens after facelift - Middle East Online


Middle East Online
Tunisia's Bardo museum reopens after facelift
Middle East Online
"For that alone, it was worth it," said Ghalia, who was equally proud to show off the museum's "Mona Lisa": "Virgil's Alcove", a mosaic depicting the ancient Roman poet who wrote "The Aeneid", surrounded by his muses. The restoration of the Bardo was ...

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Dido of Carthage – Tunisia's Warrior Queen - Tunisia Live


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Dido of Carthage – Tunisia's Warrior Queen
Tunisia Live
Scholars of ancient literature know it well, Virgil's tragic tale of a lustful Queen of Tyre, in the epic poem the Aeneid. But less well-known is the legend, passed down in oral form, of a heroine who through courage and determination founded a city to ...

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Classics thrive at Oxford - Emory University News and Events

Classics thrive at Oxford
Emory University News and Events
By Cathy Wooten | Oxford College | May 3, 2012 Having read about ancient war in Virgil's "Aeneid" — depicted on the left — classic literature students at Oxford College were challenged to compare and contrast the experience of war as seen through the ...

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On Faith: The existential option for God - Daily Pilot

On Faith: The existential option for God
Daily Pilot
As the Roman poet Virgil wrote in "The Aeneid," contemplating the fall of ancient Troy: "There are tears in things." Life is often tragic and painful, but here too there is wonder and mystery. Evil is part of existence, such that we must all confront ...

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'The Song of Achilles,' by Madeline Miller - New York Times

'The Song of Achilles,' by Madeline Miller
New York Times
The idea of recasting the Greek classics began with the ancients themselves; Virgil's “Aeneid” is, in many ways, both a rewriting of and a commentary on the Homeric epics. More recently, it has challenged ambitious writers like Mary Renault, ...

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The Ancient Guide to Modern Life by Natalie Haynes – review - The Guardian


The Guardian
The Ancient Guide to Modern Life by Natalie Haynes – review
The Guardian
Deadwood, The West Wing and Battlestar Galactica will do; better still is Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which evokes the lonely, difficult heroism of Virgil's Aeneid. For "purest Sophoclean tragedy", you can turn to The Wire, in which Stringer Bell, ...

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VSU English Department Essay Contest Winners Announced - Valdosta State University

VSU English Department Essay Contest Winners Announced
Valdosta State University
The Best Literary Analysis award was presented to Erica Garcia for her essay, “Women as Partners in The Odyssey and The Aeneid.” In her analysis, Erica explains the relationship between mortal and immortal women in as they impact the heroes' journeys ...

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The man behind Facebook - ITWeb

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