
neid, Translated by Edward Fairfax Taylor
Virgil’s ‘The Æneid’ is one of the world’s great classics.
It was written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, and recites the story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is almost 10,000 lines in length.
The first six of the poem''s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas''s wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the second six books tell of the Trojans'' ...
Virgil’s ‘The Æneid’ is one of the world’s great classics.
It was written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, and recites the story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is almost 10,000 lines in length.
The first six of the poem''s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas''s wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the second six books tell of the Trojans'' ...