Aeneis

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Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 Galleria Borghese, Rome
Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 Galleria Borghese, Rome

The Aeneis (original Latin title, often translated to Aeneid in English) is an epic written by Vergil between 29 and 19 BC. It tells the story of Aeneas. It starts with Aeneas carrying his father Anchises out of the burning Troja. It ends with Aeneas landing on the shores of Italy, fighting against the native population there.

The story is written in hexameters.

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