Ancient Italian Peoples and Legends
Discover ancient Italian peoples and legends through epic poetry, from Virgil's timeless *Aeneid* to Claudio R. Salvucci's *The Laviniad*. Explore curated books on Italy's mythic past.
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The Aeneid
by Virgil
"Fitzgerald's [translation] is so decisively the best modern Aeneid that it is unthinkable that anyone will want to use any other version for a long time to come." —New York Review of Books Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission—translated by Robert Fitzgerald.
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The Laviniad
by Claudio R. Salvucci
Set in ancient Italy, The Laviniad picks up the tale following the death of Aeneas, when his young son Ascanius is thrust to the fore as leader of the Trojan remnant in Italy. Following the trials of this youth in the face of his hostile Italian neighbors, the author spins his enthralling yarn with tight, compelling poetry.
