The Aeneid for Boys and Girls
Alfred J. Church
eBook
(Yesterday's Classics, April 11, 2010)
Relates in vigorous prose the tale of Aeneas, the legendary ancestor of Romulus, who escaped from the burning city of Troy and wandered the Mediterranean for years before settling in Italy. Patterned after the Iliad and the Odyssey, the Aeneid was composed as an epic poem by Virgil, to glorify the imperial city of Rome. Suitable for ages 8 and up.