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The Aeneid Timeline
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The Aeneid Timeline
by: Juana Lopez Geronimo
Book 1
The Trojans, after a seven year voyage, set sail for Italy. They were overtaken by a dreadful storm, which Aeolus raised at Juno's request. Aeneas, who went out to discover the country, met his mother in the shape of a huntress, who conveyed him in a cloud to Carthage. This is where he saw his friends whom he thought lost, and receives a kind entertainment from the queen.
Book 2
Aeneas relates how the city of Troy was taken, after a ten year siege, by the treachery of Sinon, and the stratagem of a wooden horse. When he comes to the place appointed for the general rendezvous, he finds a great confluence of people. He misses his wife whose ghost afterward appears to him, and tells him the land which was designed for him.
Book 3
Aeneas proceeds with his story and he gives an account of the fleet which he sailed, and the success of his first voyage to Thrace. From then he directs his course to Delos. He asks the oracle what place the gods had appointed for his habitation.
Book 4
Dido reveals to her sister her passion for Aeneas, and her thoughts of marrying him. Juno, by Venus's consent, raises a storm, which separates the hunters. It drives Aeneas and Dido into the same cave, where their marriage is supposed to be completed. Dido finds out his design, and, to put a stop to it, makes use of her own and her sister's entreaties, and reveals all the variety of passions that are incident to a neglected lover.
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Book 5
Aeneas, setting sail from Africa, is driven by a storm on the coasts of Sicily, where he is hospitably received by his friend Acestes, king of part of the island, and born of Trojan parentage. Upon this, Aeneas, by the advice of one of his generals, and a vision of his father, builds a city for the women, old men, and others, who were either unfit for war, or weary of the voyage, and sails for Italy. Venus procures from Neptune a safe voyage for him and all his men, excepting only his pilot Palilnurus, who is unfortunately lost.
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Book 6
The Sibyl foretells Aeneas the adventures he should met with in Italy. Describing to him the various scenes of that place, and conducting him to his father Anchises. He has instructs him in those sublime mysteries of the soul of the world, and the transmigration.
Book 7
King Latinus entertains Aeneas, and promises him his only daughter, Lavinia, the heiress of his crown. Turnus, being in love with her, favored by her mother, and stirred up by Juno and Allecto, broke the treaty which was made. That engages in his quarrel Mezentius, Camilla, Messapus, and many others of the neighboring princes.
Book 8
Evander receives him kindly, furnishes him with men, and sends his son Pallas with him. Vulcan, at the request of Venus, makes arms for her son Aeneas. She also drew on his shield the most memorable actions of his posterity.
Book 9
Turnus took advantage of Aeneas's absence. He fired some of his ships (which are transformed into sea nymphs), and assaults his camp. The Trojans, reduced to the last extremities, send Nisus and Euryalus to recall Aeneas;
Book 10
Jupiter, calling a council of the gods, forbid them to engage in either party. At Aeneas' return there is a bloody battle where Turnus killed Pallas, Aeneas, Lausus and Mezentius. Mezentius was described as an atheist.
Book 11
Aeneas erects a trophy of the spoils of Mezentius, grants a truce for burying the dead, and sends home the body of Pallas with great solemnity. Latinus calls a council, to propose offers of peace to Aeneas. Its occasions of great animosity betwixt Turnus and Drances.
Book 12
Turnus had challenged Aeneas to a single combat. Aeneas had killed Turnus with no mercy. Articles had agreed on this, but broken by the Rutuli, who wound Aeneas.
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