Aeneas has anchored in Italy and the fulfilment of an omen has shown him the site of his future city.
Haer the Latin and follow in English here, and see the illustrated blog post here.
Aeneas and his men have disguised themselves in Greek armour, but now the trick backfires disastrously as they come under fire from their own side and are prevented from rescuing the prophetess Cassandra, daughter of King Priam, from the enemy. In the illustration, a Roman wall-painting, Cassandra is torn from Minerva’s shrine while, in the background, Helen of Troy is harshly reunited with her husband Menelaus.
Hear Virgil’s Latin and follow in English here.
Did you miss … Aeneas preparing to tell Dido the story of the fall of Troy? Hear the poem in Latin and follow it in English here.
At first Aeneas’s Father Anchises didn’t want to go, but now his son carries him to safety through the flames as Troy falls. Hear Virgil’s poetry in Latin and follow in English here.The painting is by Johann Heinrich Schönfeld.