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The Aeneid, prose translation

Virgil (70 BCE - 19 BCE)
Translated by John WIlliam MacKail (1859 - 1925)

The Aeneid is the most famous Latin epic poem, written by Virgil in the 1st century BC. The story revolves around the legendary hero Aeneas, a Trojan prince who left behind the ruins of his city and led his fellow citizens to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, while the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ victorious war upon the Latins. This is the recording of J.W.MacKail's prose translation. (Summary by Leni)

Genre(s): Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity), Epics

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	00 - Introduction	Bob Neufeld	00:02:41
Play 01	01 - Book first, The Coming of Aeneas to Carthage, part 1	Bob Neufeld	00:22:06
Play 02	02 - Book first, The Coming of Aeneas to Carthage, part 2	Bob Neufeld	00:31:37
Play 03	03 - Book second, The Story of the Sack of Troy, part 1	TRUEBRIT	00:26:31
Play 04	04 - Book second, The Story of the Sack of Troy, part 2	TRUEBRIT	00:30:02
Play 05	05 - Book third, The Story of the Seven Years' Wandering, part 1	Mary J	00:22:55
Play 06	06 - Book third, The Story of the Seven Years' Wandering, part 2	Mary J	00:20:06
Play 07	07 - Book fourth, The Love of Dido, and Her End, part 1	Kelseigh	00:24:57
Play 08	08 - Book fourth, The Love of Dido, and Her End, part 2	readerfromtexas	00:21:46
Play 09	09 - Book fifth, The Games of the Fleet, part 1	MorganScorpion	00:30:14
Play 10	10 - Book fifth, The Games of the Fleet, part 2	MorganScorpion	00:25:23
Play 11	11 - Book sixth, The Vision of the Under World, part 1	Peter Tucker	00:31:26
Play 12	12 - Book sixth, The Vision of the Under World, part 2	Peter Tucker	00:36:13
Play 13	13 - Book seventh, The Landing in Latium, and the Roll of the Armies of Italy, part 1	Lawrence	00:25:30
Play 14	14 - Book seventh, The Landing in Latium, and the Roll of the Armies of Italy, part 2	Mary J	00:22:18
Play 15	15 - Book eighth, The Embassage to Evander, part 1	Peter Tucker	00:25:00
Play 16	16 - Book eighth, The Embassage to Evander, part 2	Peter Tucker	00:23:51
Play 17	17 - Book ninth, The Siege of the Trojan Camp, part 1	Mary J	00:19:58
Play 18	18 - Book ninth, The Siege of the Trojan Camp, part 2	Mary J	00:24:13
Play 19	19 - Book tenth, The Battle on the Beach, part 1	Peter Tucker	00:30:01
Play 20	20 - Book tenth, The Battle on the Beach, part 2	Peter Tucker	00:31:13
Play 21	21 - Book eleventh, The Council of the Latins, and the Life and Death of Camilla, part 1	KHand	00:25:16
Play 22	22 - Book eleventh, The Council of the Latins, and the Life and Death of Camilla, part 2	KHand	00:26:31
Play 23	23 - Book twelfth, The Slaying of Turnus, part 1	Mary Schneider	00:32:25
Play 24	24 - Book twelfth, The Slaying of Turnus, part 2	Mary Schneider	00:30:09

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