The Aeneid by Virgil

The Aeneid by Virgil is an epic poem about Aeneas, a Trojan hero destined to become the ancestor of the Roman people. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas travels across the Mediterranean in search of a new homeland. The poem combines adventure, divine intervention, warfare, prophecy, love, and political destiny. Aeneas struggles between personal desire and duty to the future of his people. Virgil connects Roman identity with sacrifice, suffering, and heroic responsibility. The work became one of the foundational texts of Latin literature and Roman cultural memory.