Aeneid
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The Aeneid is an ancient Roman epic poem that follows the hero Aeneas as he flees the burning city of Troy and journeys toward Italy, where he is destined to establish a new settlement. The work matters because it became one of the most important literary texts in Western civilization, shaping how Romans understood their own origins and influencing countless writers and artists for centuries to come.
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Key facts
- Poem.name
- Aeneid
- Poem.image
- File:Cristoforo Majorana - Leaf from Eclogues, Georgics and Aeneid - Walters W40055R - Open Obverse.jpg
- Poem.caption
- Manuscript circa 1470, Cristoforo Majorana
- Poem.author
- Virgil
- Poem.original_title
- AENEIS
- Poem.original_title_lang
- la
- Poem.translator
- John DrydenHenry Howard, Earl of SurreySeamus HeaneyAllen MandelbaumRobert FitzgeraldRobert FaglesFrederick AhlSarah Ruden
- Poem.written
- 29–19 BC
- Poem.first
- 19 BC
- Poem.country
- Roman Republic, Roman Empire
- Poem.language
- Classical Latin
- Poem.subject
Article
43 sectionsContents
- Mythology and origins
- Story
- Journey to Italy (books 1–6)
- Theme
- Book 1: Storm and refuge
- Book 2: Trojan Horse and sack of Troy
- Book 3: Wanderings
- Book 4: Fate of Queen Dido
- Book 5: Sicily
- Book 6: Underworld
- War in Italy (books 7–12)
- Book 7: Arrival in Latium and outbreak of war
- Book 8: Visit to Pallanteum, site of future Rome
- Book 9: Turnus' siege of Trojan camp
- Book 10: First battle
- Book 11: Armistice and battle with Camilla
- Book 12: Final battle and duel of Aeneas and Turnus
- Reception
- Virgil's death, and editing
- History
- Style
- Structure
- Themes
- ''Pietas''
- Divine intervention
- Fate
- Violence and conflict
- Propaganda
- Allegory
- Influence
- English translations
- Adaptations
- Parodies and travesties
- See also
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
- Translations
- Text
- Sequels
- Illustrations
- Commentary
thumb|300px|Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, by Federico Barocci (1598). [[Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy]] right|thumb|300px|Map of Aeneas' fictional journey
The Aeneid ( ; ) is a Latin epic poem that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. Written by the Roman poet Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, the Aeneid comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of its twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the latter six tell of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed.