What language was the aeneid written in

1. What language did Virgil write the Aeneid?
2. Was the Aeneid written in Latin?
3. What was the Aeneid written on?
4. What language is the word Aeneid?

What language did Virgil write the Aeneid?

The Aeneid (/ɪˈniːɪd/ ih-NEE-id; Latin: Aenē̆is [ae̯ˈneːɪs] or [ˈae̯neɪs]) is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who fled the fall of Troy and travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans.

Was the Aeneid written in Latin?

The Aeneid is written in dactylic hexameters, the same metre as the two Homeric poems - the Iliad and Odyssey (although it is written in Latin, not in ancient Greek). In many ways the Aeneid is written in emulation of Homer's works by a poet who may have known them off by heart (that is my view, anyway).

What was the Aeneid written on?

You may be surprised to know that there is no single “original” version of the Aeneid from 19 BCE that all of our printed copies comes from. Virgil, like most Romans, probably wrote his works on papyrus sheets or scrolls.

What language is the word Aeneid?

a Latin epic poem by Vergil, recounting the adventures of Aeneas after the fall of Troy.