Virgil

Rome's supreme poet, whose Eclogues, Georgics, and Aeneid gave the empire its voice.

Specifications & Metrics

era

70 – 19 BC

language

Latin

region

Near Mantua, Cisalpine Gaul; Rome and Naples

notable works

Eclogues, Georgics, Aeneid

Core Principles & Analysis

• The Aeneid was unfinished at his death; he asked that it be burned.
• Augustus preserved and published it over the poet's instruction.
• His fourth Eclogue's messianic ring later transfixed Christian readers.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Virgil