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Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuːbliʊs wɛrˈɡɪliʊs ˈmaroː]; 15 October 70 BC – 21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil (/ ˈ v ɜːr dʒ ɪ l / VUR-jil) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period.
Virgilius Maro Grammaticus (French: Virgile de Toulouse, fl. c. 625), known in English as Virgil the Grammarian or Virgil of Toulouse, is the author of two early medieval grammatical texts known as the Epitomae and the Epistolae.
Publius Terentius Afer (195/185–159 BC), better known in English as Terence, was a playwright of the Roman Republic; Publius Terentius Varro Atacinus (82 BC – c. 35 BC), better known as Varro Atacinus, a Roman poet; Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC), better known as Virgil in English, a Roman poet
The 63-line poem (the shortest of the Eclogues) begins with an address to the Muses.The first few lines have been referred to as the "apology" of the poem; the work, much like Eclogue 6, is not so much concerned with pastoral themes, as it is with cosmological concepts, and lines 1–3 defend this change of pace. [4]
Virgil is the most common modern English name used for the Roman poet Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC). It functions as a given name or surname made popular by the fame of Virgil. The variant form of this name is Vergil. Notable people with the name Virgil include:
Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses translated by Brookes More (1859–1942). Boston, Cornhill Publishing Co. 1922. Online version at the Perseus Digital Library. Publius Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses. Hugo Magnus. Gotha (Germany). Friedr. Andr. Perthes. 1892. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library. Publius Vergilius Maro, Aeneid.
In Greek mythology, Oaxes or Oaxos (Ancient Greek: Ὄαξος) was the founder of the town of Oaxus within Crete, [1] a place known to Servius and Herodotus.He was the son of the god Apollo either by the Cretan nymph Anchiale [2] or Acacallis, daughter of Minos. [3]
Publius Vergilius Maro, Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics. J. B. Greenough. Boston. Ginn & Co. 1900. Latin text available at the Perseus Digital Library. This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Antenorides". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology ...