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To: Locomotive Breath

The Aeneid is also propaganda. It was written to glorify the regime of a tyrant (Augustus). Valuable cultural artifacts don’t always tie in with pleasant sources or motives.


64 posted on 03/25/2010 12:22:38 PM PDT by Borges
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To: Borges

It’s not an “artifact” if it’s in current release with the attempt to influence current events in a negative fashion.


66 posted on 03/25/2010 2:24:05 PM PDT by Locomotive Breath
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