The Aeneid is a Latin epic written by Virgil in the 1st century BC that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. The first six of the poem’s twelve books tell the story of Aeneas’ wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem’s second half treats the Trojans’ ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed. The poem was commissioned from Vergil by the Emperor Augustus to glorify Rome. Several critics think that the hero Aeneas’ abandonment of the Cartheginian Queen Dido, is meant as a statement of how Augustus’ enemy, Mark Anthony, should have behaved with the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra. (Summary by Wikipedia and Karen Merline)

running time approx: 13+ hours

This is a high quality English/American audio recording by several modern readers

It is provided in MP3 format on CD-R for playing on modern stereo systems that support Mp3 discs on PC Windows, MP3 compatible CD players and most DVD players.

They can also be transferred to your iPod, MP3 player, mobile phone or tablet to take with you and listen at your leisure.