(Books 1-6: ÔOdysseanÕ)
Book
1: JunoÕs wrath; complaint of Venus to Jupiter; Aeneas and his men arrive
in Carthage (N. Africa), meets Dido, whom Venus causes to fall in love with
Aeneas
Book
2: at a banquet with Dido, Aeneas recounts the final days of the Trojan War
(story of the wooden horse) and their escape from Troy
Book
3: Éand their wanderings between leaving Troy (in course of which Anchises
dies) and arriving in Carthage.
Book
4: relationship between Dido and Aeneas; Aeneas abandons Dido; her suicide
Book
5: wanderings between Africa and Italy; funeral games for Anchises in
Sicily
Book
6: arrival in Italy (near Naples); AeneasÕ trip to the underworld
(Books 7-12: ÔIliadicÕ)
Book
7: arrival in Latium at mouth of Tiber; Latinus and Lavinia; embassy to
Latinus, who allies with Aeneas and the Trojans; Lavinia betrothed to Aeneas;
wrath of Turnus, beginnings of war
Book
8: Aeneas travels up the Tiber to Pallanteum (the future site of Rome);
alliance with Evander; tour of ÔRomeÕ, shield of Aeneas
Book
9: campaigns of Turnus against the Trojans
Book
10: council of the gods; return of Aeneas to Trojan camp; death of Pallas
killed by Mezentius; Aeneas attacks; Juno saves Turnus; Aeneas kills Mezentius
Book
11: mourning of Aeneas, Evander over Pallas; Turnus prepares for battle;
Arruns kills Camilla
Book
12: final confrontation; truce, violation of truce; Jupiter and Juno;
Turnus meets Aeneas one-on-one in combat; Aeneas kills Turnus
Aeneas, Trojan prince
Ascanius, son of Aeneas
Anchises, father of Aeneas
Dido, queen of Carthage
Latinus, king of the Latins,
ally to Aeneas
Lavinia, his daughter,
betrothed initially to Turnus, then to Aeneas
Turnus, king of the
Rutulians, leader of Italians against Aeneas
Evander, king of Pallanteum,
father of Pallas, ally to Aeneas
Pallas, son of Evander,
killed by Turnus