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Aeneid

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

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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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Author: Publius Vergilius Maro
First published: 1990
Editions: 1
Subjects: Greek literature, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Poetry, Classic Literature

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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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Image: Vergilius Vaticanus f45v - Sibylle conduit Énée et Achates au temple d'Apollon.jpg

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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.
entry in abbreviations table: Verg. A.
inception: 0050-00-00

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43 sections

Contents

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

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.