The Aeneid

Virgil's monumental epic plunges us into the tumultuous odyssey of Aeneas, a Trojan prince burdened by fate and the ashes of his fallen city. Fleeing Troy with his aged father and young son, Aeneas is destined to found a new civilization in Italy, a future empire that will one day eclipse even the gods' favored cities. But the jealous goddess Juno, foreseeing Carthage's destruction by Aeneas's lineage, unleashes a vengeful storm, casting his fleet onto African shores. There, he encounters Dido, the formidable and captivating queen of Carthage, igniting a tragic romance that threatens to derail his divine mission and forever alter the course of history.