The Aeneid of Virgil (annotated)
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1502713330 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 594 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story ofAeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter.
O tell How can in heavenly minds such fierce resentment dwell? III .There stood a city, fronting far away The mouths of Tiber and Italia's shore, A Tyrian settlement of olden day, Rich in all wealth, and trained to war's rough lore, Carthage the name, by Juno loved before All places, even Samos. The despair of †neas (117-126). VI .Scarce out of sight of Sicily, they set Their sails to sea, and merrily ploughed the main, With brazen beaks, when Juno, harbouring yet Within her breast the ever-rankling pain, Mused thus: "Must I then from the work refrain, Nor kee