The Aeneid, an epic tale of immigration Another classic piece of literature comes to the stage in Montreal. This time, it's The Aeneid, the Latin epic poem written by Virgil more than 2000 years ago.

For leaders who built empires throughout history, The Aeneid has been a blueprint for how to take over land that belongs to someone else. ... Aeneas flees burning Troy, 1598.

Regardless of how the Troy library millage vote goes next month, no one will be burning any library books. Let's put this right out front.