World Masterpieces 271                                            Name:_________________

Web-Based Assignment on the Aeneid by Virgil (10 points)

Due: Wednesday, January 31

 Directions: First, using legitimate Internet sources, gain a general understanding of the contributions of the Roman poet Virgil and his great epic poem, the Aeneid.

Then, in a paragraph or two, tell what the Aeneid has to do with the Iliad and the Odyssey and why the Aeneid was important to the Romans. You might read a summary of book 2.  What events are described?