00:11The Aeneid is an epic poem written by the Roman poet Virgil, which is based on the
00:18time after the Trojan War, after the fall of Troy. The Aeneid follows the adventures
00:24of Prince Aeneas, son of Troy's doomed king, Priam, and tells the myth about the founding
00:31of Rome. After the Trojan War had ended, Aeneas and other Trojan survivors left the fallen city
00:38of Troy, and set out for new lands. They landed on Thrace, but found it a dangerous place full
00:46of murder, and so continued on to Delos and Crete. There, Aeneas, one night, had a dream
00:54where he saw the gods, telling him to settle in Italy. Paying heed to the advice, Aeneas
01:00set out to Italy the next day. While sailing to Italy, he and his men encountered many dangers.
01:08They battled the harpies and the cyclops. After quite a dangerous journey, the group eventually
01:15landed safely on the island of Sicily, where they planned to settle. Meanwhile on Olympus,
01:21the gods had heard a prophecy from the fates, that the nation Prince Aeneas would build,
01:27would one day, defeat and destroy the city of Carthage. Now Carthage was the favourite
01:34city of the mother goddess, Juno. So, in an effort to save the city, and thwart Aeneas'
01:41plans, Juno commanded the winds to drive Aeneas' ship off course. But to her utter dismay, he landed
01:49in the countryside near Carthage. Coincidentally, Aeneas and his men were brought before the Queen
01:56of Carthage, whose name was Dido. Upon setting her eyes on Aeneas, Queen Dido immediately felt
02:04drawn to him. She offered her hospitality to Aeneas and his men, and sheltered them all the while they
02:11were in her city. Queen Dido asked Aeneas to tell her his story, so Aeneas proceeded to tell her the
02:19story of the fall of Troy, including the tale of the Trojan horse and the defeat of the city.
02:25Aeneas also told of his survival and escape from Troy. That he and his men wandered for seven years,
02:33searching for a new home. They had travelled from Thrace to Crete, and to Sicily. As they attempted to
02:40reach the mainland, they were blown off course, and finally landed in Carthage. By this time in the story,
02:49Queen Dido and Aeneas realised they had fallen in love with each other. However, the gods insisted that
02:56Aeneas continued his journey to Italy. Being a loyal servant of the gods, Aeneas obliged. Thus,
03:05he sailed off, leaving Dido behind. Queen Dido was greatly saddened that she committed suicide.
03:13Aeneas and his men returned to Sicily, and just then, a fire, supposedly sent by Juno,
03:20destroyed four of their ships. Once they finally arrived in Cumi, Italy, Aeneas went to the temple
03:28of Apollo and asked for guidance. There, Apollo told Aeneas that he had to enter the underworld,
03:35find his father, and ask his advice. So, Aeneas set out alone on a mission to the underworld.
03:43He endured many dangers, until he was eventually able to cross the Acheron river and reach Hades.
03:50From there, Aeneas travelled through the underworld to the Elysian Fields, home of the blessed souls,
03:57where he was reunited with his father's spirit. The spirit told Aeneas the history of Rome. He told
04:05of the wars Aeneas would fight, and of his destiny, which would lead to Rome ruling the world. When the
04:12story was finished, the motivated and freshly revitalised Aeneas, returned to the world of the
04:18living. Aeneas' ships reached Latium, a kingdom ruled by King Latinus, and a land destined to
04:26belong to the Trojans. Aeneas threaded with care, he sent an envoy to the king with friendly messages.
04:34King Latinus welcomed Aeneas and his men, and even offered his daughter, Lavinia, to Aeneas in
04:41marriage. Just when he thought all was going to be fine henceforth, Juno arose again. She had not
04:48forgotten about Aeneas and the prophecy. Juno created chaos throughout Latium. She turned King
04:56Ternus of the Rutilians against Aeneas, and the people of Latium against the Trojans. It happened
05:03that Aeneas travelled to Palantum, to aid King Evander, and was unaware of the new situation.
05:10In his absence, Ternus attacked the Trojans. Aeneas returned to Troy, fought gallantly alongside
05:17his men, killed Ternus, and won the battle. The Trojans emerged victorious. At last, Aeneas and the
05:26Trojans were free to begin building their nation, Rome. And the prophecy came to pass.
05:49The Trojans was free to begin building ejaculate, the Trojans were free. He was the only one
05:50master, both a revolving into its magistrants. Aeneas and his men, were her
05:50to go to the Trojans. Aeneas and his men, could kill him, by the time he was the friend
05:50all that was the dream of his men. He was the long man, when he was the driver
05:50of the business. He was the only one who had taken out of prison. He, to the
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