Hear the conclusion of the Aeneid in Virgil’s Latin and follow in English here: see the blog post with Luca Giordano’s depiction of the death of Turnus here.
In a culminating moment, the conflict between the gods which has obstructed Aeneas’s attempts to found the new community that will become Rome is resolved. Hear Virgil’s Latin and follow in English here, and see the illustrated blog post here.
Aeneas swears to behave honourably if he loses, and generously if he wins. Hear Virgil’s Latin and follow in English here, and see the illustrated blog post here.
As the battle rages, Aeneas’s young friend, the Arcadian Prince Pallas, encounters the enemy chief, Turnus, and comes off second best. Hear Virgil’s Latin and follow in English here, and see the illustrated blog post here.