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Virgil: The Aeneid
Aeneas escapes burning Troy and, by duty more than desire, founds the people who will become Rome.
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15 minutes a day: Harvard Classics readings
Days in Harvard Classics Daily, from the 1930 reading guide to the 1909–10 Harvard Classics, that read this author.
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- January 6Warned by Hector’s GhostVirgil’s Æneid
- March 211,000 Years of History on the Surface of a ShieldVirgil’s Æneid
- August 3When the Greeks Sacked TroyVirgil’s Æneid
- September 21Æneas and the Old WitchVirgil’s Æneid
- October 11Æneas Flees from an Inconsolable LoveVirgil’s Æneid
- November 22How a Queen Died for LoveVirgil’s Æneid
- December 4The Queen Weds a Poor StrangerVirgil’s Æneid
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