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M. J. Mattes Essay: Is Aeneas a Trojan Horse?

M J Mattes essay on Virgil's Aeneid has been added to the site, here.

His original essay offers a novel interpretation of Virgil's Aeneid as a Trojan Horse for Augustus - ostensibly a glorification of Rome and the Emperor, but covertly critical of the Empire and its leader. 

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