Latin
Aeneis
The Aeneid
Publius Vergilius Maro
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12 books · 9,897 lines
The Wanderings
1The Storm, and Carthage: Juno's Wrath and Dido's WelcomeJuno sends a storm, and the Trojans are wrecked on the coast of Carthage. Dido welcomes them. Venus makes her love Aeneas. 2The Horse, and the Burning: Aeneas Tells How Troy FellAeneas tells of the wooden horse, the last night of Troy, the death of Priam, and his flight with his father on his back. 3The Wanderings: False Starts, Misread Signs, and a Father's DeathThe Trojans wander: Thrace, Delos, Crete, the Harpies, Buthrotum and the Cyclops' shore. Anchises dies in Sicily. 4Dido: The Wound, the Cave, and the PyreDido and Aeneas become lovers. Mercury orders him on to Italy. Dido curses him and kills herself on a pyre. 5Sicily: The Games for Anchises, and the Burning of the ShipsBack in Sicily, Aeneas holds games for his father. The Trojan women burn the ships. Palinurus the helmsman is lost at sea. 6The Descent: the Sibyl, the Golden Bough, and the Souls to ComeThe Sibyl leads Aeneas into the underworld. He meets Dido, who turns away, and his father, who shows him the Romans to come.The War in Latium
7The Greater Work: Latium, and the Breaking of the PeaceThe Trojans reach the Tiber. King Latinus offers his daughter. Juno stirs the Fury Allecto, and Turnus raises Italy against them. 8Evander, the Site of Rome, and the ShieldAeneas sails to Evander on the site of Rome. Venus brings him arms from Vulcan, and a shield with Rome's future on it. 9The Camp Besieged: Nisus and EuryalusTurnus attacks the camp while Aeneas is away. Nisus and Euryalus die on a night raid. Turnus is trapped inside and fights his way out. 10The Council of the Gods, and the Deaths of Pallas and LaususAeneas returns with allies. Turnus kills Pallas and takes his belt. Aeneas kills Lausus and his father Mezentius. 11The Truce, the Council, and CamillaA truce for the dead. The council of the Latins argues for peace. Camilla leads the cavalry and is killed. 12The Broken Treaty, the Duel, and the Killing of TurnusTurnus agrees to single combat. The truce breaks. Aeneas wounds him, sees Pallas's belt, and kills him.The particulars
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