Virgil

The Aeneid Virgil

Translated into English prose by W. F. Jackson Knight
This enduring masterpiece tells of the epic quest of Aenas, who flees the ashes of Troy to found a new civilization: Rome. A unique hero, Aenas struggles and fights not for personal gain but for a civilization that will exist in the far future. Caught between passion and fate, his vision would change the course of the Western world.
Virgil, Romes greatest poet, turned a mythical legend into a national epic that would survive Romes collapse to become the most influential book Rome contributed to Western culture.