Aeneid vs Aeneidos: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Aeneas, Latin Epic poetry, Legends, Poetry
Aeneid
i don't think anybody else has ever read this book without first being forced to learn latin. yet it is worth reading in translation .the setting, sicily, libya, italy some twenty-five hundred years ago comes alive as…
1 film adaptation
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Aeneid has the widest readership — 148303 ratings behind its score.
- Aeneid runs the darker storyline; Aeneidos stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Aeneid | Aeneidos | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (148303) | 3.9 (148037) |
Reception
| Aeneid | Aeneidos | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 148303 | 148037 |
| Editions | 9 | 64 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 148276 | 118 |
| Reading it now | 7708 | — |
| Written reviews | 6250 | 14 |
| Wikipedia attention | 230170 | — |
| Pages | 288 | 215 |