The Aeneid is the most famous Latin epic poem, written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. The story revolves around the legendary hero Aeneas, a Trojan prince who left behind the ruins of his city and led his fellow citizens to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, while the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ victorious war upon the Latins. This is the recording of J.W.MacKail's prose translation. (Summary by Leni)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
00 - Introduction
02:41 - Chapter 2
01 - Book first, The Coming of Aeneas to Carthage, part 1
22:06 - Chapter 3
02 - Book first, The Coming of Aeneas to Carthage, part 2
31:37 - Chapter 4
03 - Book second, The Story of the Sack of Troy, part 1
26:31 - Chapter 5
04 - Book second, The Story of the Sack of Troy, part 2
30:02 - Chapter 6
05 - Book third, The Story of the Seven Years' Wandering, part 1
22:55 - Chapter 7
06 - Book third, The Story of the Seven Years' Wandering, part 2
20:06 - Chapter 8
07 - Book fourth, The Love of Dido, and Her End, part 1
24:57 - Chapter 9
08 - Book fourth, The Love of Dido, and Her End, part 2
21:46 - Chapter 10
09 - Book fifth, The Games of the Fleet, part 1
30:14 - Chapter 11
10 - Book fifth, The Games of the Fleet, part 2
25:23 - Chapter 12
11 - Book sixth, The Vision of the Under World, part 1
31:26 - Chapter 13
12 - Book sixth, The Vision of the Under World, part 2
36:13 - Chapter 14
13 - Book seventh, The Landing in Latium, and the Roll of the Armies of Italy, part 1
25:30 - Chapter 15
14 - Book seventh, The Landing in Latium, and the Roll of the Armies of Italy, part 2
22:18 - Chapter 16
15 - Book eighth, The Embassage to Evander, part 1
25:00 - Chapter 17
16 - Book eighth, The Embassage to Evander, part 2
23:51 - Chapter 18
17 - Book ninth, The Siege of the Trojan Camp, part 1
19:58 - Chapter 19
18 - Book ninth, The Siege of the Trojan Camp, part 2
24:13 - Chapter 20
19 - Book tenth, The Battle on the Beach, part 1
30:01 - Chapter 21
20 - Book tenth, The Battle on the Beach, part 2
31:13 - Chapter 22
21 - Book eleventh, The Council of the Latins, and the Life and Death of Camilla, part 1
25:16 - Chapter 23
22 - Book eleventh, The Council of the Latins, and the Life and Death of Camilla, part 2
26:31 - Chapter 24
23 - Book twelfth, The Slaying of Turnus, part 1
32:25 - Chapter 25
24 - Book twelfth, The Slaying of Turnus, part 2
30:09