Aeneid
Rome's national epic, its answer to Homer; Dante took Virgil as his guide through Hell
- Author
- Virgil
- Style
- Ancient Roman art — Concrete, arch and dome serving the empire; truthful portraits and chronicle reliefs
- Century
- 1st century BC
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