A video of the advantages and disadvantages of using poetry as historic evidence – particularly when thinking about how the ancient Romans interacted with their surroundings.
Conversation between Professor Matthew Nicholls and Dr Luke Houghton, Classics Department. Particular focus on poetry written during Augustus period who was establishing imperial rule in the city of Rome after the collapse of the Republic. Video explains how Virgil includes several monuments that had recently been restored by Augustus and Rome’s foundation legends.
This short video and worksheet has been made available by the University of Reading and comes from our free online course Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City, available from FutureLearn.
Visit futurelearn .com site and search ‘Rome: A Virtual Tour of the Ancient City’ for the full course (free without certificates option available)
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