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Aeneid


 

The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC (between 29 and 19 BCE) that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who traveled to Italy where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is written in dactylic hexameter.

Further reading

  • Virgil's 'Aeneid': Cosmos and Imperium by Philip R. Hardie ISBN 0198140363
  • Virgil: The Aeneid (Landmarks of World Literature (Revival)) by K. W. Gransden ISBN 0521832136
  • Virgil: Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid 1-6 (Loeb Classical Library, No 63) by Vergil, H. R. Fairclough (trans), G. P. Goold (rev) ISBN 067499583X
  • Virgil: Aeneid Books 7-12, Appendix Vergiliana (Loeb Classical Library, No 64) by Vergil, H. R. Fairclough (trans), G. P. Goold (rev) ISBN 0674995864
  • Darkness Visible: A Study of Virgil's Aeneid by W.R. Johnson ISBN 0-520-02942-9