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The ''Aeneid'' is a fictional poetic work by [[Virgil]], about the founding of Rome.  It is the counterpart of the Greek ''[[Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey]]''.

The ''Aeneid'' is a fictional poetic work by [[Virgil]], about the founding of Rome.  It is the counterpart of the Greek ''[[Iliad]]'' and ''[[Odyssey]]''. It follows the survivors of the fall of Troy as they flee the city and seek to found a new land of their own.  

It opens with the famous words ''Arma virumque cano'' ("Of arms and the man I sing,") which is often alluded to in literature. For example, the title of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s play is ''Arms and the Man.''

It opens with the famous words ''Arma virumque cano'' ("Of arms and the man I sing,") which is often alluded to in literature. For example, the title of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s play is ''Arms and the Man.''

[[Category:Poetry]]

[[Category:Poetry]]