Virgil's Epic the Aeneid Was Written Because

question 28

Multiple Choice

Virgil's epic the Aeneid was written because

• A)Virgil wanted to protest against the tyrannous rule of Augustus.
• B)the Senate commissioned it when it gave Octavian the title Augustus.
• C)Augustus commissioned it to glorify his role in founding the Empire.
• D)he sought to compete with the popularity of Livy's History of Rome .
• E)Aeneas was a popular hero who sacrificed his life in a rear guard action on a bridge over the Tiber River.

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