The Aeneid

"Arms, and the man I sing"—with these thunderous words, Virgil’s The Aeneid stands as the foundational epic of Western civilization and the ultimate testament to the Roman spirit. Following the fall of Troy, the noble Aeneas embarks on a perilous odyssey across the Mediterranean, destined to lay the seeds of an empire that would rule the world.
In John Dryden’s legendary 1697 translation, Virgil’s Latin hexameters are transformed into majestic English heroic couplets, capturing the visceral carnage of war and the tragic romance of Dido with unparalleled rhetorical power. A masterful exploration of duty, destiny, and the heavy price of empire, this definitive edition remains a soaring monument to the endurance of the human will against the whims of the gods.