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The Aeneid

71 BCE-20 BCE Virgil · John Dryden

FormatEbook
Published1995
Words1,07,551
LanguageEnglish
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Virgil's epic poem follows the Trojan hero Aeneas as he flees the fall of Troy and journeys toward Italy to found the Roman people, here in John Dryden's verse translation. Suited to readers of classical literature, epic poetry, and Roman mythology.

71 BCE-20 BCE Virgil

Note: The dates provided (71 BCE–20 BCE) do not match the traditionally accepted dates for Virgil (70 BCE–19 BCE), so I'll flag this discrepancy while providing established facts. Virgil was a Roman poet of the classical era, best known for writing the epic poem the Aeneid. He also composed the Eclogues and the Georgics.

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