Epic · 19 BCE
The Aeneid
Virgil
Aya Saleh · Ink & Ivy
Epic · 19 BCE · Roman · Ancient
The Aeneid
Aeneas carries Troy's survivors toward the future Rome.
EpicFoundation mythDutyEmpireExile
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English reading edition · John Dryden, translator
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Public destiny repeatedly exacts intimate costs. Dido's tragedy and the violent final scene complicate a reading of the poem as uncomplicated imperial praise.
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