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A definition or brief description of Aeneid.

An epic poem written by Virgil, which depicts the hero Aeneas fleeing from Troy (ancient city), journeying to Carthage, Sicily, and finally to Italy where after battling, he becomes the precursor of the city of Rome; a monumental work of major significance in Western literature.

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	An epic poem ~~written by Virgil, commissioned indirectly by [[Augustus Caesar~~]], written ~~in the style of the~~ [[~~Iliad]] and [[Odyssey~~]], which depicts the hero [[Aeneas]] fleeing from [[Troy]], journeying to [[Carthage]], [[Sicily]], and finally to [[Italy]] where after battling, he ~~founds~~ the city of [[Rome]]~~. A~~ monumental work of major significance in Western literature.		An [[epic poem]] written by [[Virgil]], which depicts the hero [[Aeneas]] fleeing from [[Troy (ancient city)]], journeying to [[Carthage]], [[Sicily]], and finally to [[Italy]] where after battling, he becomes the precursor of the city of [[Rome]]; a monumental work of major significance in Western [[literature]].