The age of Augustus marked a new beginning for Roman artists. The long years of civil war were finally over and Rome was firmly under the control of seemingly benign leader. Roman artists were eager to glorify the political, cultural, and spiritual renewal orchestrated by Augustus. Some, like Horace’s Ode I.37, celebrated the new hero and emperor indirectly. Others praised him unabashedly and directly. The Aeneid is one of these texts. Here more than in any other text of the era Augustus is lauded as the glorious founder of a new era or rebirth and renewal. There are at least three occasions in the book when Augustus is mentioned directly and praised. One, in book VI, highlights Augustus’ unique role in Roman history and designates him as the next hero of Rome who will return the city to its golden years and fulfill the promise of imperial and cultural greatness promised to Aeneas.