Author profile

Virgil

71 BCE–20 BCE · Ancient Rome

A Roman poet whose Aeneid transformed inherited Mediterranean legends into an epic of displacement, duty, violence and imperial origins.

Poetry Fiction

Life and context

A short timeline

71 BCE
Born in Ancient Rome.
19 BCE
The Aeneid published.
Unknown year
The Aeneid of Virgil published.
20 BCE
End of the author’s recorded life.

Recurring concerns

Themes and style

duty
war
exile
founding

Formal epic narration built from speeches, similes, prophecy, ritual and sharply observed human loss.

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Works by Virgil

2 works in the Linden collection.

Poetry

The Aeneid

Virgil

Poetry · B2–C1 · 10 hr

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Poetry

The Aeneid of Virgil

Virgil

Poetry · B2–C1 · 9 hr

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