"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. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Virgil, 71 BCE-20 BCE |
|---|---|
| Translator | Mackail, J. W. (John William), 1859-1945 |
| Title | The Aeneid of Virgil |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid |
| Credits | David Clarke, Lisa Reigel, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature |
| Subject | Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 22456 |
| Release Date | Aug 29, 2007 |
| Last Update | Sep 6, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4716 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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