Classical Studies 101 - The Aeneid - Book I
from 34 Circe Salon -- The Parallax Hosted by 34 Circe Salon, 34 Circe Media, Sean Marlon Newcombe
And so we begin the greatest epic of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Virgil's Aeneid, the epic tale of the founding of the Roman Empire. The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas, a Trojan hero who escaped the fall of Troy and traveled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The poem consists of twelve books and covers Aeneas's adventures from his departure from Troy to his final quest to found the Roman people. Sean Marlon Newcombe and Dr. Gary Stickel lead the journey.
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