War

• What is a significant consequence of war mentioned in the Aeneid?

  War causes suffering
• Why is civil war considered particularly destructive?

  It leads to suffering and loss within society
• How old was Virgil when the civil wars began?

  21 years old
• Who are examples of young people killed in war in the Aeneid?

  Pallas, Lausus, Nisus, and Euryalus
• What is a consequence for fathers in the Aeneid due to war?

  Fathers lose their sons
• Which characters exemplify fathers losing sons in the Aeneid?

  Evander and Pallas, Mezentius and Lausus
• What happens to brothers in the context of war in the Aeneid?

  Brothers die together
• How are women portrayed in the context of war in the Aeneid?

  Women can be victims of war
• Who are examples of women affected by war in the Aeneid?

  Lavinia, Camilla, and Amata
• What does war result from according to the Aeneid?

  Human behavior
• What does Jupiter state about war in Book 10 of the Aeneid?

  He does not permit war except between Rome and Carthage
• Who are the characters that bring war upon themselves in the Aeneid?

  Latinus and Turnus
• What irrational behavior is exhibited in the Aeneid due to war?

  Aeneas nearly kills Helen over the altar
• How does war glorify individuals in the Aeneid?

  It can elevate figures like Pallas
• Classacist view on war in the Aeneid 


  Aeneas stands as defender of his homeland; and the context, now a military one- WM Camps