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The Aeneid

Virgil

Form
Form Epic Poem
Year
Year 19 BCE
Originally in
Originally in Latin
Pages
Pages 400

A Trojan prince escapes his burning city carrying his father, and is driven by duty and the gods across the sea to found Rome, whatever and whomever it costs.

I sing of arms and the man.
The Aeneid, Virgil

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