Books 1 and 7
Arrival in a strange land and a friendly reception.
Juno and storm. Juno and war.
Books 2 and 8
Set in a city (Troy and Pallanteum).
Destruction of Troy. Birth of Rome.
Books 3 and 9
Concerned with father and son (Anchises and Ascanius).
Interlude of wandering. Interlude at Trojan camp.
Books 4 and 10
Begins with conflict and ends in death (Dido and Turnus).
Tragedy of Dido. Tragedy of war.
Books 5 and 11
Funeral games (Anchises and Pallas). Games: reduced tension. Truce: reduced tension.
Books 6 and 12
Aeneas receives his mission, and achieves it.
Future revealed. Future assured.