The Aeneid was a literary epic written by Vergil. The Roman people as their national epic quickly accepted the Aeneid. Vergil's greatest influence was Homer. The Aeneid is about the Trojan hero Aeneas traveling to eventually start the Roman Empire. After the fall of Troy, Aeneas sail for Italy where him and his followers will settle and eventually establish a colony that will one day become Rome. While on route a storm drives his ships to the coast of Africa and Carthage. Dido, the queen of Cartage, welcomes Aeneas and his men. Venus, Aeneas' mother seeks to protect him from Juno, the goddess who is determined to thwart Aeneas's mission to get to Italy. Venus tries to stop Juno from using Dido in any schem
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