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The Imperial Image (Culture and the Arts)

Quick questions on The Augustan poets and the image of Augustus - OCR Classical Civilisation

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What is the themes of Augustan poetry?
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The poetry that supported the image returns to a set of themes that match the monuments and coins:
What is q1?
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Explain how Virgil's Aeneid contributed to the image of Augustus. You must refer to specific examples. [10 marks]
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'Poetry was a more subtle tool of Augustan image-making than monuments or coins.' To what extent do you agree? [marked out of 20; real H408/22 tariff is 30]

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