Virgil was the most important Roman poet, so his works would have been the basis for what children were taught in schools, particularly the Aeneid as it tells the legendary story of Rome's ...

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Born a peasant, Virgil was raised on a farm before being educated in the Greek and Roman authors. His rural upbringing influenced all his poetry, especially his earlier work, like the “Eclogues”.

Virgil was perhaps the greatest Ancient Roman poet and his greatest work was the Aeneid, the story in epic verse of Trojan her Aeneas's journey from Troy to the area where Rome was founded. His ...

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The Aeneid: Virgil’s Ancient Roman Epic. As revealed in the film, the verse hails from the poet Virgil and his epic The Aeneid. The poem follows the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas, ...

VIRGIL, THE POET OF RESIGNATION. No. Share full article. Aug. 12, 1877. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from August 12, 1877, Page 4 Buy Reprints.