Aeneid is a Latin epic poem written from 30 to 19 BCE by the Roman poet Virgil. It includes the various legends of Aeneas and makes him the founder of Roman greatness. The work tells the story of the legendary founding of Lavinium. Aeneas founds the town, and as he left the burning ruins of Troy, he was told that it was his destiny to establish a new city with a glorious future in the West.