Following on from his translations of Homer’s The Odyssey and The Iliad Robert Fagles has translated into English another classic of ancient literature. The Aeneid tells the story of Aeneas, his flight after the fall of Troy and the epic journey that follows as he wanders the Mediterranean. His adventures take him from Troy, through Greece and Sicily, and to Carthage, where he abandons Queen Dido to fulfil his destiny in Italy: to build the city that will become Rome. With an extensive introduction by Bernard Knox, as well as a pronunciation guide and suggestions for further reading, this Penguin Classics edition serves as both an excellent introduction to Virgil and an attractive collector’s edition.