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Describe Aeneas' entrance into Carthage and the circumstances of his first meeting with Dido.

Note the highlights of Aeneas' story of the Greek conquest of Troy. Be sure you can relate in some detail the role of Ulysses. Who was Laocoon? What happened to Priam?

What were the major adventures undergone by Aeneas and his followers immediately after they left Troy?

Whom does Aeneas meet? What does she command Aeneas to do gain his wishes? Describe the journey to the Underworld. Whom does he meet along the way?

Describe Turnus' activities. How do the Trojans respond? What action do Nisus and Euryalus take? Why? Their fate?

What was the effect of the first assault on the Trojan camp?

Describe the ensuing battle. What does Jupiter promise June on behalf of the Ausonians?

According to Socrates, what is the philosopher's role in society? Would Socrates and Plato be in favor of democracy? Why or why not?

In Pericles's funeral oration, he talks of Athens as more than a city-state - it was a symbol. What ideals does Athens represent? What is the citizen's duty to the state?