Real
Rome
Rome is recalled by Virgil as the city in which he lived during the reign of Augustus, thus defining his historical identity as a poet born in Mantua.
Description
In the first canto of the Inferno, Virgil presents himself to Dante, specifying that he lived in Rome under good Augustus, delimiting with names and dates his own historical reality as a poet. This indication connects the figure of Virgil to the providential mission of Rome, a central theme of the poem, and establishes a parallel between Augustan Rome and the Italy of Dante's time, in need of imperial renewal. The mention of Rome thus intertwines with the political prophecies of the canto, where the reforming action of the future liberator is conceived as a continuation of the historical function of the Roman Empire.
In the text
Linked verses
18 verses| Cantica | Canto | Verso | Testo | Open verse |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inferno | Canto I | 71 | e vissi a Roma sotto ’l buono Augusto | Open verse |
| Inferno | Canto II | 20 | ch’e’ fu de l’alma Roma e di suo impero | Open verse |
| Inferno | Canto XIV | 105 | e Roma guarda come süo speglio. | Open verse |
| Inferno | Canto XXXI | 59 | come la pina di San Pietro a Roma, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto VI | 112 | Vieni a veder la tua Roma che piagne | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XVI | 106 | Soleva Roma, che ’l buon mondo feo, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XVI | 127 | Dì oggimai che la Chiesa di Roma, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XVIII | 80 | che ’l sole infiamma allor che quel da Roma | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXI | 89 | che, tolosano, a sé mi trasse Roma, | Open verse |
| Purgatory | Canto XXIX | 115 | Non che Roma di carro così bello | Open verse |