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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 4976997, member: 83956"]Yes. And Octavia is more than reminded of Marcellus. Vergil actually inserts the pre-born soul of Marcellus into Book 6 of the <i>Aeneid, </i>as Anchises unfolds the fate of great Romans as yet unborn, including Marcellus.</p><p><br /></p><p>Marcellus was Augustus’s first heir, the son of Augustus’s sister Octavia. Full of promise, Marcellus died tragically young in 23 BC. Legend has it that when Virgil gave a “sneak preview” of his poem to the imperial family, Octavia fainted during the verses about her son.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>tu Marcellus eris. Manibus date lilia plenis,</b></p><p><b>purpureos spargam flores, animamque nepotis</b></p><p><b>his saltem adcumulem donis, et fungar inani</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>"You will be Marcellus. Give me lilies with full [manibus]</b></p><p><b>that I might scatter purple flowers, and that I might honour</b></p><p><b>at least the hears of the grandson with these gifts, and that I might</b></p><p><b>fulfill useless duty."</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b>[ATTACH=full]1195954[/ATTACH]</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 4976997, member: 83956"]Yes. And Octavia is more than reminded of Marcellus. Vergil actually inserts the pre-born soul of Marcellus into Book 6 of the [I]Aeneid, [/I]as Anchises unfolds the fate of great Romans as yet unborn, including Marcellus. Marcellus was Augustus’s first heir, the son of Augustus’s sister Octavia. Full of promise, Marcellus died tragically young in 23 BC. Legend has it that when Virgil gave a “sneak preview” of his poem to the imperial family, Octavia fainted during the verses about her son. [B]tu Marcellus eris. Manibus date lilia plenis, purpureos spargam flores, animamque nepotis his saltem adcumulem donis, et fungar inani "You will be Marcellus. Give me lilies with full [manibus] that I might scatter purple flowers, and that I might honour at least the hears of the grandson with these gifts, and that I might fulfill useless duty." [ATTACH=full]1195954[/ATTACH][/B][/QUOTE]
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