(born October 15, 70 &BC;, Andes, near Mantua [Italy]—died September 21, 19 &BC;, Brundisium) Roman poet, best known for his national epic, the Aeneid (from &circa; 30 &BC;; unfinished at his death). Virgil was regarded by the Romans as their...

. Among all the Latin poets, Virgil (ca. 70–19 B.C.) was the most “classical”—in the literal sense. Students read and relished his writings, copied and interpreted the Latin, and memorized and canonized his ideas from the...

(born Oct. 15, 70, Andes, near Mantua—died Sept. 21, 19 &BC;, Brundisium) Greatest of Roman poets. The well-educated son of a prosperous provincial farmer, Virgil led a quiet life, though he eventually became a member of the circle around...

70-19 B.C. The foremost Roman poet of his day. Born in Mantua, he wrote, among other works, on agriculture in the Georgics (On farming). This didactic poem, written in hexameter verse, was published in 29 B.C. in four books. It was frequently cited by...

Publius Vergilius Maro (October 15, 70 BCE – September 21, 19 BCE), later called Vergilius, and known in English as Virgil or Vergil, was a classical Roman poet. He was the author of epics in three modes: the Bucolics (or Eclogues), the Georgics...