Guide to the Classics: Virgil’s Aeneid
- Written by Chris Mackie, Professor of Classics, La Trobe University
The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil is an epic poem in 12 books that tells the story of the foundation of Rome from the ashes of Troy. It was probably written down in Rome from 30-19 BC during the period of the Emperor Augustus.
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