· Back to Top of Page. “The Aeneid” (Lat: “Aeneis”) is an epic poem by Vergil (Vergil), the pre-eminent poet of the Roman Empire. It was his final work and the twelve books of the poem occupied him for about ten years from 29 BCE until his death in 19 BCE. It tells the legendary story of the Trojan hero Aeneas who, after years of wandering after the fall of Troy, travelled to Italy to battle the Latins, Ratings: Aeneid, Latin epic poem written from about 30 to 19 bce by the Roman poet Virgil. Composed in hexameters, about 60 lines of which were left unfinished at his death, the Aeneid incorporates the various legends of Aeneas and makes him the founder of Roman greatness. The work is organized into 12 books that relate the story of the legendary founding of Lavinium (parent town of Alba Longa and of Rome). On the Mediterranean Sea, Aeneas and his fellow Trojans flee from their home city of Troy, which has been destroyed by the Greeks. They sail for Italy, where Aeneas is destined to found Rome. As they near their destination, a fierce storm throws them off course and lands them in Carthage.
The Aeneid is an epic poem by Virgil that was first published around 19BC. Summary Read our full plot summary and analysis of The Aeneid, scene by scene break-downs, and more. Virgil, the author of the Aeneid, undoubtedly influenced by Homer's, the author of the Odyssey, works and Virgil seems to draw themes and events into his story throughout his epic. The cultures around the two authors, although extremely different, had underlying themes that helped in the similarity of these two literary works. From my library: Two editions, with different translations. A Viking edition with Fagles's translation, and Dryden's version in a Harvard Classics edition.
Of the great epics, The Aeneid by Virgil is one of the best and most popular. Written long after its companions, The Illiad and The Odyssey, it was Rome’s attempt to connect itself and its founding myths with the conquered Greeks whose culture Romans respected and admired. The Aeneid Summary. Next. Book 1. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas leads the remaining Trojans as they sail near Sicily on their quest to reach Latium, an Italian region where their descendants are fated to one day found the city of Rome. Juno, who hates the Trojans because it is also fated that they will one day destroy her favored city of. Back to Top of Page. “The Aeneid” (Lat: “Aeneis”) is an epic poem by Vergil (Vergil), the pre-eminent poet of the Roman Empire. It was his final work and the twelve books of the poem occupied him for about ten years from 29 BCE until his death in 19 BCE. It tells the legendary story of the Trojan hero Aeneas who, after years of wandering after the fall of Troy, travelled to Italy to battle the Latins, eventually becoming the ancestor of the Roman nation.
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