Who is Publius Vergilius Maro

Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuːbliʊs wɛrˈɡɪliʊs ˈmaroː]; traditional dates 15 October 70 – 21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( 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.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.Virgil has been traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets. His Aen...
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  • The Aeneid Of Virgil: Book 11
    SCARCE had the rosy Morning raisâ??d her head
    Above the waves, and left her watâ??ry bed;
    The pious chief, whom double cares attend
    For his unburied soldiers and his friend, ...
  • Eclogue 3: Menalcas Daemoetas Palaemon
    MENALCAS
    Who owns the flock, Damoetas? Meliboeus?

    DAMOETAS ...
  • Eclogue 1: Meliboeus Tityrus
    MELIBOEUS
    You, Tityrus, 'neath a broad beech-canopy
    Reclining, on the slender oat rehearse
    Your silvan ditties: I from my sweet fields, ...
  • Eclogue 8: To Pollio Damon Alphesiboeus
    Of Damon and Alphesiboeus now,
    Those shepherd-singers at whose rival strains
    The heifer wondering forgot to graze,
    The lynx stood awe-struck, and the flowing streams, ...
  • The Aeneid Of Virgil: Book 12
    WHEN Turnus saw the Latins leave the field,
    Their armies broken, and their courage quellâ??d,
    Himself become the mark of public spite,
    His honor questionâ??d for the promisâ??d fight; ...
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Time 17 Head 14 Earth 14 God 14 Green 13 Deep 13 I Love You 13 Love 13 Away 12 Great 12


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Goodymas: each of us bears his own hell. -- publius vergilius maro (virgil)
Truthwirklich: 3. just curious: (a) "fortis fortune adiuvat" (fortune favors the strong) is still used by different military organizations as for example, the usa army and united states air force. (b) virgil's real name was publius vergilius maro (15 october 70 bc - 21 september 19 bc).
Haag89jgd: 96 inspirational quotes from a real philosopher-publius vergilius maro: “mind moves matter” svtz9wy
Miserabiliter: looking forward to talking at this about latin literature’s mvp (maro vergilius publius)
Mlllonon: felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas. happy, who knew the reason of things. - publius vergilius maro (vergil)
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