Virgil
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Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuːbliʊs wɛrˈɡɪliʊs ˈmaroː]; traditional dates 15 October 70 – 21 September 19 BC),[1] usually called Virgil or Vergil (/ˈvɜːrdʒɪl/ VUR-jil) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the epic Aeneid. A number of minor poems, collected in the Appendix Vergiliana, were attributed to him in ancient times, but modern scholars consider his authorship of these poems as dubious.[2]
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.jpg) Bust of Virgil at the entrance to his crypt in Naples | |
| Born | Publius Vergilius Maro 15 October 70 BC Near Mantua, Cisalpine Gaul, Roman Republic |
| Died | 21 September 19 BC (age 50) Brundisium, Italy, Roman Empire |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | Roman |
| Genre | Epic poetry, didactic poetry, pastoral poetry |
| Literary movement | Augustan poetry |
Virgil's work has had wide and deep influence on Western literature, most notably Dante's Divine Comedy, in which Virgil appears as the author's guide through Hell and Purgatory.[3]
Virgil has been traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets. His Aeneid is also considered a national epic of ancient Rome, a title held since composition.