The best part of Aw, Hell is the walking tour at the beginning—it's not a long trek, though it is heavy on rules: No sinning.

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 ...

As America begins its 250th year, it is fitting to draw attention to the great people and ideas that made it possible. Neither the Declaration of Independence of 1776 nor the Constitution of 1787 ...

The story goes that Virgil had a pet housefly, and when the insect died, Virgil spent 800,000 sesterces—nearly all of his net worth—for an extravagant funeral. Celebrities swarmed the poet’s ...

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 ...

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”.

The Bardo Museum's crown jewel is this mosaic of the Roman poet Virgil writing the eighth verse of the epic the Aeneid.Clio, the muse of tragedy, and Melpomene, the muse of history, look on.

Virgil is neutered, up to date on his rabies vaccination, and in good health and spirits. Like the Roman poet he’s named after, Virgil seeks love — and as the original Virgil wrote: ...

Gorgeous pageants, tempestuous rejoicings in every city of the land, honored Italy's No. 1 Virgil (Publius Virgilius Maro) on the 2,000th anniversary of his birth (TIME, May 5). Last week Italy ...