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Civilization #30 - Dante as the Second Coming of Homer

Prof Jiang’s Predictive History (The Story of Civilization, Secret History, Game Theory and more)

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Why Virgil Put Dido in Hell

Background on Aeneas and Dido in the Aeneid, Virgil's portrayal of Dido's suicide, and Dante's contrasting treatment of female love.

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