aeneid
the greatest story ever written. it has
suspense,
violence and more, and all this in the first 289 lines, the latin
gcse set text!
aeneid
by Cogitator on Aug 14, 2008 09:04:20
The epic poem by
Publius Vegilius Maro, or Vergil who wrote it for augustus caesar about the adventures of
Aeneas, (SPOILER ALERT!) from the receiving of the Trojan Horse, to the killing of
Turnus,
Example:
The
Aeneid translation of Roberts
Fagles is the best book ever, it has sex, violence, msytery, song, love, hate, and just about every other humor emotion, and is very
hard to read in latin.
aeneid
by Torquatus on Dec 01, 2004 09:59:01
1.a work of classic roman literature by virgil. It tells the story of
aeneas, who cries every chance he gets, and his adventures escaping troy and founding the city that will eventually become rome.
2. propaganda from emperor
augustus subtly placed in the book
3. a book that is
hard as hell to translate
4. the bane of latin 4
Example:
Hitler decided not to
burn the aeneid so teenagers could
suffer with it in school
aeneid
by slothics on Mar 07, 2005 01:38:49
this is
iliad reversed. a band of survivors of troy land in latium/italy to found a new home. they are the invaders this time and invaders win once more with the help of the confusion of the olympic gods.
turnus, a hector-like figure lacking in nobility of spirit is killed by
aeneas.
Example:
The
Aeneid shares with the
Iliad and the
Odyssey a tone of ironic tragedy, as characters act against their own wishes, submit their lives to fate, and often meet dark ends.
Aeneid
by Airgear1 on Feb 04, 2011 05:43:36
Example:
Line 3 of the Aeneid-"...and he received many
tossing on
land and
sea..."