Augustus Caesar
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Secret History #24: Empire of Church
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Became the first among equals after Julius Caesar but failed to establish a bureaucracy.
Great Books #7: The Anti-Homer
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The first emperor of Rome, who recognized the spiritual conquest of Rome by Greek culture and commissioned the creation of the Aeneid to counteract Homer.
Great Books #10: Dante's Hierarchy of Hell
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Son of Julius Caesar and master of Virgil; his relationship with Virgil and Julius Caesar is implicated in the paradoxical placement of Brutus and Cassius in hell.
Dante #2
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The first Roman Emperor, whose rise followed Julius Caesar's assassination and solidified the Roman Empire.
Dante #3
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The first Roman Emperor, whose rise signifies the 'end of history' and the beginning of the Pax Romana.
Dante Livestream #6 (Sunday, June 21 10AM)
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The first Roman Emperor, who recognized Greek cultural dominance and sponsored Virgil to write 'The Aeneid' as a counter-narrative to Homer.
Dante #6
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The first emperor of Rome, who sponsored Virgil's writing of The Aeneid to culturally counter Greek influence and establish a new poetic foundation for Roman civilization.
Dante #7
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The greatest Roman Emperor, whose absence in the Divine Comedy suggests Dante views his crime of corrupting poetry for political ends as unforgivable, leading to annihilation.
Dante Livestream #7 (Monday, June 22 10AM)
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The greatest Roman emperor, whose absence from a physical place in the Divine Comedy is discussed, with the theory that Dante views his corruption of divine poetry for political ends as an unforgivable sin, leading to annihilation.
Dante Livestream #9 (Wednesday, June 24 10AM)
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The Roman Emperor who commissioned Virgil to write the Aeneid, implying Virgil corrupted divine truth to serve empire, making him a betrayer.
Dante #9: Hell Cantos 32-34, Purgatory Cantos 1-4
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The first Roman Emperor, mentioned as the one who elevated Julius Caesar to divinity after his death, adding to the severity of Brutus' and Cassius's betrayal in Dante's view.