Wimperis appeared as one of a handful of interviewed scholars whose research focuses on the ancient Roman epic poem "Aeneid" and the fraught political circumstances of its authorship.
Ƶ Assistant Professor of Classical Studies Tedd Wimperis was featured on a recent radio documentary aired on CBC/Radio-Canada’s “Ideas” program. The theme of the documentary is the ancient Roman epic poem the “Aeneid,” composed in the first century BCE, and its far-reaching relevance to later discourse on imperialism, power and justice—up to the current political moment in the United States.
Wimperis appeared as one of a handful of interviewed scholars whose research focuses on the “Aeneid” and the fraught political circumstances of its authorship, as Rome was transitioning from a republican to autocratic government under the reign of its first emperor, Augustus. He recently published a book on the political contexts and messages of the “Aeneid”, titled “Constructing Communities in Vergil’s Aeneid: Cultural Memory, Identity, and Ideology.”
The full documentary, titled “How to Build an Empire: The Aeneid Guide for US Politics,” produced by journalist Tom Jokinen, can be accessed on the .