The Aeneid / Virgil ; translated by Robert Fitzgerald
by Publius Vergilius Maro
Genre:
Poetry
Description
Based in Homer's Illiad and Odyssey, the epic poem describes the adventures of Aeneas from his homeland of Troy to the region of Latium in Italy. The poem is brilliantly interwoven with themes of love, human experience, perseverance, and Roman history to create Rome's own origin story.
