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Elder, in turn, was inspired by the necrogeographies of Hieronymous Bosch. [3] The painting draws upon imagery from Aeneid § Book 6: Underworld, an epic poem written in ancient Rome by Publius Vergilius Maro. Aeneas, the protagonist, is being guided through Hades by the Cumaean Sibyl, a temple priestess. [1]
Cato Maior de Senectute ("Cato the Elder on Old Age") is an essay written by Cicero in 44 BC on the subject of aging and death. To lend his reflections greater import, [ 1 ] Cicero wrote his essay such that the esteemed Cato the Elder was lecturing to Scipio Aemilianus and Gaius Laelius Sapiens .
Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, by Federico Barocci (1598). Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy Map of Aeneas' fictional journey. The Aeneid (/ ɪ ˈ n iː ɪ d / ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenēĭs [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.
The new list from the Aeneid is books 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, and 12, instead of all twelve books, as was previously required. [1] The new required reading list in English from the Gallic War is books 1, 6, and 7.
The younger boy, possibly named Lucius, was adopted by his own cousin, [3] Publius Cornelius Scipio, elder son and heir of Scipio Africanus, and became Publius Cornelius Scipio Aemilianus, thus becoming heir to the legacy of Rome's most influential political dynasty.
The Great Ennead was only one of several such groupings of nine deities in ancient Egypt. Claims to preeminence made by its Heliopolitan priests were not respected throughout Egypt, as each nome typically had its own local deities, whose priests insisted stood above all others; [3] even in the nearby city of Memphis, which along with Heliopolis is contained within the limits of modern Cairo ...
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Writing for Locus, Russell Lesson called the book a "tale with a lot of heart" and praised its mashup of the science fiction and fantasy genres. [3] Publishers Weekly called Tchaikovsky a "master of the genre mash-up", writing that he "wows with this inventive and empathetic story of courage, science, and magic".