This loss of freedom and the debate over the virtues of a Republican Rome versus an Imperialistic Rome was central to Virgil's time and is interwoven throughout the narrative of "The Aeneid." In this edition of Virgil's epic classic we find the prose translation of J. Many of the freedoms of the old Roman Republic had been lost under the new Imperialistic Rome. It was a time that had been previously ravaged by civil wars, but with the reign of Augustus, order and peace had begun to become restored. In this work Virgil makes commentary on the state of Rome during the Rule of Augustus. The Aeneid, Book I, A grove stood in the city Virgil A grove stood in the city, rich in shade, Where storm-tost Tyrians, past the perilous brine, Dug from the ground, by royal Juno's aid, A war-steed's head, to far-off days a sign That wealth and prowess should adorn the line. Virgil's "Aeneid" is a story of great adventure, of war, of love, and of the exploits of a great epic hero. Aeneas, a Trojan Prince, who escapes after the fall of troy, travels with others to Italy to lay the foundations for what would become the great Roman Empire. The story is as much one of the great epic hero, Aeneas, as it is of the foundation of the great Roman Empire. Composed in hexameters, about 60 lines of which were left unfinished at his death, the Aeneid incorporates the various legends of Aeneas and makes him the founder of Roman greatness. "The Aeneid" is considered by some to be one of the most important epic poems of all time. Aeneid, Latin epic poem written from about 30 to 19 bce by the Roman poet Virgil.
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