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The aeneid virgil 70 bce 19 bce, translated by john dryden 1631 1700 the first six of the poems twelve books tell the story of aeneas wanderings from troy to italy, and the poems second half treats the trojans ultimately victorious war upon the latins, under whose name aeneas and his trojan followers are destined to be. The aeneid penguin classics reissue edition by virgil author visit amazons virgil page. With more than 1,700 titles, penguin classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. The aeneid by virgil 70bc 19bc a verse translation by allen mandelbaum virgil chooses the iliad by homer as the baseline and background for his epic poem the aeneid.
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