The Virgil 71 BCE-20 BCE creator Humphries, Rolfe 1894-1969 text utu 2020 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Aeneid of Virgil" by Virgil is a Latin epic poem written between 29 and 19 BC. It follows Aeneas, a Trojan hero who flees burning Troy and journeys toward Italy, where he is destined to become the ancestor of Romans. The first half chronicles his dangerous wanderings across the Mediterranean, while the second half depicts a brutal war for control of Latium. Virgil transforms scattered legends into Rome's founding myth, connecting the empire to Troy's glory and legitimizing Roman virtues and dynasty. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeneid Release date is 2020-03-11 Produced by Tim Lindell, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) Original publication data not identified Aeneas (Legendary character) -- Poetry Legends -- Rome -- Poetry Epic poetry, Latin -- Translations into English PA Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61596 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61596 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134423.0 61596