An Apple Books Classic edition.
Virgil’s epic poem, composed over two thousand years ago, gives the Roman Empire a founding myth as sweeping and grand as Homer’s tales of Troy.
After the fall of Troy, the hero Aeneas—son of a Trojan prince and the goddess Venus—gathers a fleet of survivors to found a new homeland. His quest is in some ways divinely guided, but not all the gods want to see him succeed.
What follows is a journey through storms, plagues, the underworld itself, and battles that test whether mortal determination can overcome divine opposition. Epic in scope and rich with adventure, The Aeneid blends myth and history into a story of perseverance and self-invention that’s held readers spellbound for millennia.
