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The Aeneid

The Aeneid

Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics vor 1 Jahr

In a tour de force solo performance, Natalie takes on Virgil's great poem in 28 minutes.

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In a tour de force solo performance, Natalie takes on Virgil's
great poem in 28 minutes.. and wins.

In 12 books of Latin verse we follow the hero, the Trojan Prince
Aeneas, as he leads the survivors of Troy to found a new city in
Italy. Along the way he battles vengeful Juno, tells of the
Trojan Horse and the Fall of Troy, loves and leaves Dido in
Carthage, enters Hades, eats some tables and then sees his ships
turn into sea nymphs and swim away from attack. Then there is
more fighting until our hero emerges triumphant.

The poet Virgil died before finishing it and ordered it to be
burned, but luckily his orders were disregarded by Augustus, the
first Emperor of Rome, for whom The Aeneid was excellent
propaganda.

'Rockstar mythologist' Natalie Haynes is the best-selling author
of 'Divine Might', 'Stone Blind', and 'A Thousand Ships' as well
as a reformed comedian who is a little bit obsessive about
Ancient Greek and Rome.

Producer...Beth O'Dea