The Aeneid of Virgil

Virgil

Summary

"The Aeneid of Virgil" by Virgil is a Latin epic poem written between 29 and 19 BC. It tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who flees the fall of Troy and journeys to Italy, where he will become the ancestor of the Romans. The poem spans twelve books: the first six chronicle his perilous wanderings across the Mediterranean, while the latter six depict a brutal war in Latium. Virgil weaves together myth and history to create Rome's founding epic. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Subjects

• Aeneas (Legendary character) — Poetry
• Epic poetry, Latin — Translations into English

Bookshelves

• Classics of Literature
• Mythology, Legends & Folklore
• Poetry
• Classical Antiquity
• Harvard Classics

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