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The Aeneid The Original Unabridged and Complete Edition (Virgil Classics)

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The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, 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. It comprises 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve...

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The Bulwark Podcast

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The Bulwark Podcast

The kids in the 12th grade class were discussing 'The Aeneid'. It was a great books philosophy and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.

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I sat in on a 12th grade class where these kids almost entirely of Latin American origin were discussing the Aeneid and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.

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The kids in the 12th grade class were discussing 'The Aeneid'. It was a great books philosophy and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.

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I sat in on a 12th grade class where these kids almost entirely of Latin American origin were discussing the Aeneid and this school has worked for their daughters. They have become great students.

Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

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Get Sleepy: Sleep meditation and stories

The Aeneid was written by Virgil over a period of ten years, between 29 and 19 BCE. The poem is about Aeneas, a Trojan prince, who flees Troy after its destruction and journeys westward, ultimately founding Rome. Virgil was sponsored by Augustus, the new emperor of Rome, and the Aeneid was both a work of entertainment and propaganda. It was intended to instill a sense of greatness and epic into the mythology of Rome.

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The Aeneid is an extraordinary epic poem, the Roman equivalent to the Iliad and Odyssey.

— Episode: The Sleepy History of the Aeneid

Episode: The Sleepy History of the Aeneid

The Aeneid was written by Virgil over a period of ten years, between 29 and 19 BCE. The poem is about Aeneas, a Trojan prince, who flees Troy after its destruction and journeys westward, ultimately founding Rome. Virgil was sponsored by Augustus, the new emperor of Rome, and the Aeneid was both a work of entertainment and propaganda. It was intended to instill a sense of greatness and epic into the mythology of Rome.

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The Aeneid is an extraordinary epic poem, the Roman equivalent to the Iliad and Odyssey.

The Aeneid was written over a period of 10 years, about 2000 years ago between 29 and 19 BCE.

At this time, Rome had already begun its impressive expansion as a military, cultural and political power.

The Aeneid reflects all of this. It is clearly heavily inspired by the works of Homer and his full of references to Greece.

Today it is somewhat less famous than the Iliad and the Odyssey. There aren't many movies or TV shows directly inspired by the Aeneid for example and the characters are probably less famous. But this wasn't always the case.

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