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The Aeneid by Virgil

The Aeneid

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Virgil

Start Publishing LLC · Ebook · February 19, 2013

Follow Aeneid as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire.

Ancient RomeAncient & Classical PoetryEpic Poetryliterature
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Who it’s for
An ancient epic where a dangerous journey meets divine conflict and the weight of destiny.
Genres
Ancient & Classical Poetry, Epic Poetry, Ancient Rome
Published
Start Publishing LLC, February 19, 2013

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About this book

Follow Aeneid as he flees a burning Troy with his family and sets out on a dangerous journey to found what will one day become The Roman Empire. Thrill with him as he gets caught up in conflicts between the gods, all the while striving to complete his own grand destiny. Virgil intended this book to be a sequel to the Iliad and the Odyssey, and as such it takes up with events just after the finish of the Odyssey.

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Inscribed here are myths and legends and tales of bravery destined to last for all time.

Gods and Destiny

An ancient epic where a dangerous journey meets divine conflict and the weight of destiny.

Come here for

  • Gods tangled in human struggles
  • Myth, bravery, and the making of Rome

Expect

  • A sustained tale of flight, conflict, and founding
  • Myths and legends with a long literary afterlife

Where it sits

Epic Poetry66%
Ancient & Classical Poetry54%
Ancient Rome33%

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Publisher categories

  • Fantasy
  • Fairy Tales & Myths
Authors
Virgil
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
February 19, 2013
Format
Ebook
Reading lane
Fantasy