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Also known as Aenēis, Aeneis, Eneid, Æneid, Verg. A.

thumb|300px|Aeneas Flees Burning Troy, by Federico Barocci (1598). [[Galleria Borghese, Rome, Italy]] right|thumb|300px|Map of Aeneas' fictional journey

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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
Epic Cycle, Trojan War, Founding of Rome
Poem.genre
Epic poem
Poem.meter
Dactylic hexameter
Poem.publication_date
1469
Poem.media_type
Manuscript
Poem.lines
9,896
Poem.preceded_by
Georgics

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
literary work
Author
Virgil
Country of origin
Ancient Rome
Image
Vergilius Vaticanus f45v - Sibylle conduit Énée et Achates au temple d'Apollon.jpg
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characters
Juno
language of work or name
Latin
topic's main category
Category:Aeneid
Commons category
Aeneid
title
Aenēis
number of parts of this work
12
Commons gallery
Aeneid
first line
Arma uirumque cano, Troiae qui primus ab oris
last line
uitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras.
copyright status
public domain
different from
Enneads
derivative work
The Avenger
entry in abbreviations table
Verg. A.
inception
0050-00-00
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
form of creative work
poem
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