Quārta · Unit 5 · Lesson 6
Aeneid 6.788–800: Augustus
Anchises shows his son the Romans to come, and points to the man who will bring back the golden age.
You will be able to
- Read Aeneid 6.788–800
- Recognize anaphora and hyperbole
- Explain the poem’s praise of Augustus
New words
- aureus, aurea, aureum golden
- imperium, imperiī, n. command, power; empire
- tellūs, tellūris, f. earth, land
- genus, generis, n. race, family; descendant