Resources for the Aeneid

Texts

Learners may use any translation of the text, but where a translation is printed on the question paper, two versions will be used. Kline's translation is available online:

Virgil: The Aeneid, translated by A. S. Kline.

Lectures by Dr Susanna Braund for the Stanford Continuing Studies Programme on the Aeneid are available on iTunes here. They are recordings of real classes, so be prepared for interruptions by students!

Introduction to Virgil and Ancient Epic Poetry
Analysis of Aeneid Books 1-3
Analysis of Aeneid Books 4-6
Analysis of Aeneid Books 7-9
Analysis of Aeneid Books 10-12 and Conclusion

CW icons in the textbook

The BBC In Our Time podcast mentioned on p. 157 is here.

The article by Brunt and Moore mentioned on p. 198 is available here.

YouTube

Professor Stephen Harrison (Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford)

These short talks are clear and incisive.They are a very good source of the sorts of ideas you can quote in essays. Showing that you have consulted the works of academics and can include scholarship will gain you marks in the examination.

Introduction to Virgil and the Aeneid
Virgil and the Aeneid, Virgil and the epic genre

Key Themes in the Aeneid
Cities

Suitable for Classical Civilisation students too:

Aeneid Book 4 (recorded to support OCR A Level Latin Verse Literature)

Aeneid Book 9 (recorded to support OCR GCSE Latin Verse Literature)
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Analysis of the Set Text
Part 3: Further Analysis of the Set Text

Two other videos:

Virgil's Violent Imagery

Violence in the Aeneid

Virgil inspires many people to post their own productions – the quality is variable!

The following YouTube videos are recommended.

BBC - Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without Limit

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

The History TeachersThese professionally produced short videos summarize a topic to the tune of a pop song. Brilliant!

Viva Roma No. V ("Mambo #5" by Lou Bega)

Hannibal ("Sixteen Tons" by Anna Domino)

Julius Caesar ("Besame Mucho" by the Beatles)

Cleopatra ("Fergilicious" by Fergie)

Yale University courses

Lecture 2 - It Takes a City: The Founding of Rome and the Beginnings of Urbanism in Italy

Lecture 9 - From Brick to Marble: Augustus Assembles Rome

In Our Time

Julius Caesar – with Christopher Pelling, Catherine Steel and Maria Wyke

Romulus and Remus – with Mary Beard, Peter Wiseman and Tim Cornell

Cleopatra – with Catharine Edwards, Maria Wyke and Susan Walker

The Augustan Age – with Catharine Edwards, Duncan Kennedy and Mary Beard

Carthage’s Destruction – with Mary Beard, Jo Quinn and Ellen O’Gorman

The Roman Republic – with Greg Woolf, Catherine Steel and Tom Holland

Rome and European Civilisation – with Greg Woolf, Mary Beard and Catharine Edwards

Other BBC programmes

Great Lives

Julius Caesar, with Barry Cunliffe

A History of the World in 100 Objects

Head of Augustus

Free Thinking

Augustus, with Charlotte Higgins (23:15 – 33:00)