Publius Vergilius Maro (Virgil) was born October 15, 70 B.C. Vergil's magnum opus,
Aeneid, was saved from the flames (despite its author's dying request) and has served as a model of literature ever since. He also wrote the
Georgics and
Eclogues.
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Some quotations from Virgil, with English translations.
Virgil is the name of a Roman poet who wrote the great epic the Aeneid, in Latin.
Quiz on Vergil (Virgil) and his Aeneid.
An index to the 12 books of the Aeneid of Vergil, translated into English in a public domain etext of Vergil's Aeneid.
The Labors of Aeneas - What A Pain It Was To Found The Roman Race is an annotated adaptation of the Aeneid by Vergil. The Labors of Aeneas was written by Rose Williams.
One tip for learning Latin is to memorize passages of Latin poetry. Once you've done so, here are some ideas of what to do with it.
Why Read Vergil's Aeneid in Latin? Reasons to read the Aeneid of the Roman master poet Vergil -- aka Virgil -- in Latin as part of your efforts to improve or refresh your reading knowledge of Latin.
Vergil's influence on the world's literature has been immeasurable. Not only was his writing, along with Seneca's, Cicero's Ovid's, Aristotle's and Plato's, continuously read throughout the Middle Ages, but even today he exerts an influence on poets and the college-bound.
The Augustan Age -- the age in which Vergil wrote -- was favorable to poets who sought patronage.
Vergil's magnum opus,
Aeneid, was saved from the flames (despite its author's dying request) and has served as a model of literature ever since.
Explanations for the alternate spellings.
So well loved has Vergil been since the beginning that Church fathers claimed his prophecy about Augustus was really about Jesus.
