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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 in the title of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s play ''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 in the title of [[George Bernard Shaw]]'s play ''Arms and the Man.'' | ||
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The Aeneid is a fictional work by Virgil, about the founding of Rome. It is the counterpart of the Greek Iliad and Odyssey.
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 in the title of George Bernard Shaw's play Arms and the Man.
