Athens Special: The Roman Poets

Welcome back to Let's Dig Deeper!On this special episode from the Athens recordings, I'm talking with philologist Tue Søvsø about some of the most famous Roman poets - Catullus, Vergil and Ovid. We're gonna talk about:⭐ Why Ovid was exiled by the emperor Augustus⭐ How Vergils Aeneid became Romes national epic⭐ Whether Catullus ever really showed himself in his poems - or if it was just a personaAnd more! So make sure you tune in to the full episode, and remember to rate/review the podcast 5 stars (and if you REALLY like it - share the episode with a friend! :-) )This is the 9th episode out of 10 for this very first season of Let's Dig Deeper - stay tuned for the next episode, which will be all about PlatoIf you're further interested in todays topic, Tue recommends this book: R. O. A. M Lyne, Further voices in Virgils Aeneid