Is Vergil’s Aeneid anti-imperial or pro-imperial? Prove your thesis by analyzing in detail at least three importantpassages in the epic. I recommend this question especially to anyone who feels that Vergil is anti-imperial, becausethe other argument risks appearing uncontroversial. In arguing that the epic is anti-imperial, you must acknowledgethat, on the surface at least, the epic seems to be pro-imperial.