Bimillennium Online

Scholars used the occasion to ask how Augustus’ "equivocal and contradictory career" has been received across different cultural contexts.

Earlier in the 20th century, the "Bimillennium Vergilianum" (the 2,000th anniversary of Virgil’s birth in 1930) set the precedent for these celebrations.

In 1929, scholars like Dr. MacVay addressed the "World Significance of the Bimillennium Vergilianum," framing the Roman poet as a figure of universal importance.