A BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Virgil's sweeping epic, starring Ralph Fiennes as Aeneas and Derek Jacobi as the Narrator. One of the classics of all time, The Aeneid was Virgil's last and greatest work. In it, he recounts in vivid imagery the legendary origin of the Roman Empire. The story begins after the Greeks have destroyed the city of Troy. The Trojan Prince Aeneas, defeated and depressed, leads his remaining citizens to a new land and a new destiny foretold by the Gods. The journey to the west coast of Italy is full of adventure, love, betrayal and suffering. On the island of Carthage, Aeneas meets Queen Dido who shelters his people. The two fall in love, but their happiness comes to a tragic end. Once in Italy, all seems hopeful, but soon rivalries develop between Aeneas and local powers and war breaks out... Translated by C. Day Lewis and with a star cast including Anna Massey, Gina McKee, Diana Quick and Eleanor Bron.
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- Virgil - Author
- Eleanor Bron - Narrator
- Diana Quick - Narrator
- Christian Rodska - Narrator
- Bill Wallis - Narrator
- Sean Barrett - Narrator
- AudioGO Ltd 2012 - Copyright holder
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- ISBN: 9781445879369
- File size: 54751 KB
- Release date: May 1, 2012
- Duration: 01:54:03
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- ISBN: 9781445879369
- File size: 54760 KB
- Release date: May 1, 2012
- Duration: 01:54:03
- Number of parts: 2
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