The Aeneid of Virgil

THE AENEID is the national epic of Rome modeled on Homer's ODYSSEY and ILIAD. The story follows that of Aeneas, a refugee from Troy who flees Anatolia, eventually making his way to Italy. Along the way, Aeneas stops in Carthage where he has an unhappy love affair with Dido, queen of Carthage. After reaching Italy, the descendants of Aeneas later founded the city of Rome.