# The Aeneid of Virgil

By Virgil.

"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. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: J. W. Mackail
- Subjects: Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Poetry; Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English

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- [Aeneid, prose translation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/7697) by Virgil (10 h 42 min, English)

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