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To what extent is Virgil's 'Aeneid' an exploration of father-son relations? Discuss.

Bullet point list of possible points:
-Aeneas' journey to the underworld to see his father Anchises is the final hurdle before his founding of Rome-The description of Anchises overseeing the 'sending...

Answered by Georgia O. Latin tutor
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How do expressions of time work in Latin?

The way time is expressed in Latin depends on whether you are trying to describe the time when an event occurred, or how long an event occurred for. You should always start by asking yoursel...

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I've been studying Latin for years now, but I still struggle with the unseen prose paper. What can I do?

The key to translating Latin is reading through the text several times, without worrying about translating words immediately. If you are taking OCR exams, then, you're sure that the text will be by Livy, ...

Answered by Emanuele D. Latin tutor
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How do you scan a line of dactylic hexameter?

Take a line of dactylic hexameter in Latin, e.g.Thybris ea fluvium, quam longa est, nocte tumentem (Virg. Aen. 8.86)Begin by marking any elision in the line (where a word ending in a vow...

Answered by Jonathan H. Latin tutor
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Why are different cases of the personal pronoun use in the two parts of the sentence "si enim amici me in caelo videbunt, omnes tandem mihi credent" and what do they mean?

There are two pronouns in this sentence, 'me' and 'mihi', which both translate to 'me' in English. me is accusative, while mihi is dative

Answered by Jonathan W. Latin tutor
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