Aeneid/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Aeneid.

An epic poem written by Virgil, which depicts the hero Aeneas fleeing from Troy, journeying to Carthage, Sicily, and finally to Italy where after battling, he founds the city of Rome; a monumental work of major significance in Western literature.