In Aeneas, Virgil created the most powerful figure in Latin literature, the dutiful yet fallible Trojan prince who overcomes war, suffering and countless setbacks to lay the foundations of the Roman race. @TranslatioStud Got a gift of a huge wooden horse today, here in Troy. Just appeared outside the city gate. BTW: War going poorly. Surprise. Soldiers inside the horse. We didn’t start the fire! Hector’s Ghost says to GTFO – take Dad and the kid with me. I’m on a boat. Three generations of Aenean men on a sea-journey of epic proportions. Hmm. Sounds familiar… From Twitterature: The World"s Greatest Books in Twenty Tweets or Less