Episode 54: Out of Troy (Virgil's Aeneid, Books 1-3)
Release Date: 05/31/2018
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info_outlineVirgil’s Aeneid, Books 1-3. The Aeneid is Rome’s great epic. Learn the story of its first three books, and when and why Virgil began writing it.
Episode 54 Quiz:
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Episode 54 Transcription:
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Episode 54 Song: "The Epic Cycle Waltz"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcJgKUMS8k8
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