Posted by JMG on October 24, 1998 at 18:41:51:
In Reply to: the shield of Aeneas and Achilles posted by Chopsticks on October 05, 1998 at 16:48:06:
the shield of Aneneas is really a reference to the gold shield that the senate presented to Augustus. Yet the difference between the Greek shield and the roman shield show the great differences in their culturesa. The shield of Aeneas ids covered with picturees of the future of Rome. This come from the idea that Rome is an eternal City. Do you think that tht eGreeks ever believed that a city could be eternal?
: If there is anyone out there who can tell me something about the shields of Aeneas and Achilles PLEASE send it to me ASAP! I don't just need the description of it, I need to go more in depth.