The Roman Poet of America's Founding (with Robert G. Natelson)

Vergil, born 70 BCE. Died 19 BCE. What does Vergil have to do, have in common, and have a presence with our founding fathers?

That's right. Two-thousand years apart, and yet…

I welcome Robert G. Natelson, a former constitutional law professor (classics training), now senior fellow in constitutional jurisprudence at the Independence Institute in Denver, the author of The Original Constitution: What It Actually Said and Meant, and the translator of Latin edition of the children's classic David and the Phoenix.

Vergil and the American Revolution. I love the idea. Robert can put them together. How so?

Watch the full conversation above, or listen to an audio version below:

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“Vergil: Poet Laureate of the American Founding” by Robert G. Natelson on Civitas Outlook

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