What does Aeneas have to do with Augustus? What is the connection between the burning of Troy and the beginning of the Roman Empire? And how does Aeneas's personal conflict still resonate with today's readers? In Virgil's Aeneid, mythology, history, and politics merge - resulting in a state-mythological founding epic of enormous impact. This edition presents Virgil's founding myth in selected passages and offers various opportunities to critically engage with the text in terms of ideology and values. Classica is designed as a competence-oriented reading series. It presents the classics in a new format - appealing, user-friendly, and competence-oriented: Double-page principle: On each double page, you will find the Latin text along with tasks and supplementary material. Internal differentiation: The difficulty level of the texts is indicated; so you can see at a glance.