The Aeneid: Ancient Rome's blockbuster epic that shaped Western culture

The Aeneid by Virgil is a central piece of the Western canon. This epic poem follows the conflicted hero, Aeneas, along a journey around the Mediterranean where he has to overcome monsters, betrayal, and the wrath of the gods. As Homer is to Ancient Greece, Virgil is to Ancient Rome. I've translated the book from the original Latin and this English version is good. *@producthunt can you fix the title spelling to "Aeneid" please?

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After seeing Virgil quoted a million times in every classic I've ever read, I decided I would try to make a go of reading the epic poem myself. I'm so glad I did (and now I want to quote Virgil all the time because he seems to have a knack for expressing timeless and common truths in short little phrases) There's no other way to put: the story is AMAZING. Better than the Odyssey, better than Juvenal. Inspiring, beautiful, exciting, and eminently readable, I loved this. I took more notes on it that I have on anything I've read in a long time. The story, for those of you who don't know, is about the founding of Rome. Aeneas, a prince of Troy, escapes the city after the Trojan War and spends nearly a decade wandering, fighting, and trying to fulfill his destiny by making it to Italy. I definitely recommend that anyone trying to read this follow my tricks for reading books about your level (that is, spoil the ending, read the intro, study Wikipedia and Amazon reviews, etc). Enjoy! http://ryanholiday.net/read-to-l...

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