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”.

“Through you I was a poet, through you a Christian.” In his Fourth Eclogue, Virgil, who died not long before Christ was born, prophesied the coming of a messianic figure. He was not talking ...

However, thanks in part to popular protest, we were brought back again this year and did Virgil Eclogue 9 in Latin, to an audience of about 350 (and sponsored by the British Academy). Eclogue 9 was ...