The Aeneid: Illustrated Edition

The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written between 29BC and 19BC by Publius Vergilius Maro, commonly known as Virgil (October 15, 70BC to September 21, 19BC). The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas's wanderings after his people lost the great war to the Greeks, as he and his fellow expatriots make their way from Troy to Italy, with stop-overs for adventures in such places as Hades! The poem's second half tells of the Trojans' war and ultimate victory over the Romans ("Latins"). This edition is from a translation by J.W. MacKail (26 August 1859 - 13 December 1945).