Virtues in the Aeneid

Virtues to the Romans were of the utmost importance. Their virtues were much like ours in the fact that they are a particular excellence in a person that is commendable and a standard of morality. The family, country, and gods were the most valued aspects of a Roman citizens life as stated in “Religion in Virgil” by Cyril Bailey “The pietas, then, which is the expression of man’s relation to the gods, extends itself …

…plays a big role in the Aeneid as it is pointed out by Bailey, “Fate has been seen shaping the “lots” of men and nations and in a wider sense guiding the destiny of the world, which over rules the purposes and even the “fates” of men. But as one reads the Aeneid fate seems not to be the only disposer of events; the gods, too, have their wills to which men must conform” (Bailey 220).