{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Is This the End of the Aeneid?","description":"It's time to talk about the shocking, the dramatic, the THRILLING and also, the kind of confusing end of Virgil's Aeneid. What a journey it's been! The story is never truly over, but as we leave Aeneas behind we have to ask--did Virgil mean for it to end this way? With Turnus' blood spilled ruthlessly on the ground and after that, the dark? Some say no--this is an incomplete ending that would have horrified the Emperor Augustus. I say yes--and Augustus would have been delighted. What do you say?&amp;nbsp; Check out our new Sponsor, Alithea Travel: https:\/\/www.alitheatravel.com\/tours\/strength-and-virtue Read my latest essay on AI cand ancient Jewish wisdom: https:\/\/www.civitasinstitute.org\/research\/ai-and-the-divine-test&amp;nbsp; Order Light of the Mind, Light of the World (and rate it five stars):&amp;nbsp;https:\/\/a.co\/d\/2QccOfM Subscribe to be in the mailbag: https:\/\/rejoiceevermore.substack.com ","author_name":"Young Heretics","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/475437","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/38859365\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/194944775"}