Abstract
Virgil composed the
Eclogues
(42–38
bce
),
Georgics
(37–29) and
Aeneid
(29–19) during the period covering such events as Caesar's deification in 42, the civil wars, Octavian and Antony's defeat of Brutus and Cassius at the battle of Philippi in 42, the land confiscations in Italy in 41, Octavian's defeat under Agrippa of Antony and Cleopatra at Actium in 31, and his award of the title Augustus in 27. The concept of geopolitics – the association between geography, nature, and contemporary politics – is articulated throughout the Virgilian corpus. The persistent intrusion of political issues, themes, and events in the geographical setting of Italy constitutes a political and ideological statement.