Virgil





Virgil

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born
October 17, 0070 in Rome, Italy

died
September 23, 0019

gender
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Publius Vergilius Maro (also known by the Anglicised forms of his name as Virgil or Vergil) (October 15, 70 BC – September 21, 19 BC) was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works—the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid—although several minor poems are also attributed to him.

The son of a farmer, Virgil came to be regarded as one of Rome's greatest poets. His Aeneid can be considered a national epic of Rome and has been extremely popular from its publication to the present day.


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The Aeneid
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Vergil's Aeneid: Books I-VI
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Doomed Love
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The "Eclogues" And "Georgics"
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The Georgics of Virgil: Bil...
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Virgil: Aeneid I
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“Fortune sides with him who dares.”
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“Audaces fortuna iuvat (latin)- Fortune favors the bold.”
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“The descent into Hell is easy”
Virgil, The Aeneid

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