About the Latin
The Aeneid is an epic in twelve books, in dactylic hexameter. Virgil bends word order for metre and effect, packs meaning into single words, and leans on the reader's knowledge of myth, so a line can be short and still take real work.
Most readers meet it after a good deal of prose. The catalog's scores reflect that: these are among the most demanding texts in the library, which is a reason to read them in verse-sized bites rather than a reason to avoid them.
How hard is it?
Difficulty 9.5 to 9.7, advanced.
Every reading in the library has a difficulty score, on a scale that runs from about 1 to 11. Beginner texts sit below 3.5 and Advanced texts above 6.8.
Most demanding here: Sentence length, Vocabulary variety, Rare vocabulary, Very rare vocabulary, Unseen vocabulary, Nonfinite constructions, Proper names.
What you can read
3 readings, each with help on every word.
Librorum Capsula currently offers Books I, II and III: the storm and arrival at Carthage, the fall of Troy, and the wanderings that follow.
Aeneid: Liber III
Aeneas crosses a haunted Mediterranean of ruined cities, prophecies, monsters, and dangerous shores as the Trojan survivors search for the land where they are destined to build a new future.
Aeneid: Liber I
Driven from Troy and battered by Juno's storm, Aeneas reaches Carthage, where Queen Dido welcomes the Trojan survivors and their fateful encounter begins.
Aeneid: Liber II
Aeneas recounts the fall of Troy, from the fatal wooden horse to the city's destruction and his desperate escape with his family.
Where to start
Aeneid: Liber I
It opens the poem, and all three books score within two tenths of a point of each other, so there is no easier one to pick instead. Open it and the reader gives you the Latin with a definition for every word, so you can read at the pace that suits you and look up only what you need.
Start reading