The Aeneid of Virgil

Arms and the man I sing, the first who came, Compelled by fate, an exile out of Troy, To Italy and the Lavinian coast, Much buffeted on land and on the deep By violence of the g...

They all were silent, watching. From his couch Aeneas spoke: “A terrible grief, O Queen, You bid me live again, how Troy went down Before the Greeks, her wealth, her pitiful kin...

“After the gods’ decision to overthrow The Asian world, the innocent house of Priam, And the proud city, built by Neptune, smoked From the ruined ground, we were driven, differe...

But the queen finds no rest. Deep in her veins The wound is fed; she burns with hidden fire. His manhood, and the glory of his race Are an obsession with her, like his voice, Ge...

Meanwhile Aeneas and the fleet were holding The sure course over the sea, cutting the waters That darkened under the wind. His gaze went back To the walls of Carthage, glowing i...

Mourning for Palinurus, he drives the fleet To Cumae’s coast-line; the prows are turned, the anchors Let down, the beach is covered by the vessels. Young in their eagerness for...

Her funeral mound Was raised, and solemn rites performed; Aeneas, When the deep water quieted, set sail. The wind held fair to the night, and the white moon Revealed the way ove...

As Turnus raised war’s banner, and the trumpets Blared loud above Laurentum’s citadel, And fiery horses reared, and arms were clashing, Confusion reigned: all Latium joined alli...

While all this happened far away, queen Juno Sent Iris down from heaven to bold Turnus. She found him resting in a sacred valley, Pilumnus’ grove, his ancestor; all radiant She...

Meanwhile all-powerful Olympus flings The palace open wide: the council meets, At Jove’s command, under the starry dwelling From which he sees all lands, the Trojan camp, The La...

Meanwhile Aurora, rising, left the ocean. Aeneas’ heart was troubled--so much dying, So great a need for funeral rites,--but first Vows must be paid for victory. At dawn He sets...

As Turnus saw the Latins failing, broken, With Mars against them, and all eyes upon him Awaiting the fulfillment of his promise, He burned with wrath, implacable, and lifted His...