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The Aeneis (original Latin title, often translated to AeneidinEnglish) is an epic written by Vergil between 29 and 19 BC. It tells the story of "pious Aeneas".[1]
Aeneas is a Trojan warrior who had to leave his city because the Greeks captured Troy after a long war. It starts with Aeneas carrying his father Anchises out of the burning Troy. It ends with Aeneas landing on the shoresofItaly, fighting in the region of Rome. It can be read as indirect propaganda in favour of Augustus, the Roman Emperor of the day.
The story is written in hexameters, a type of verse.
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