Virgil (70–19 BCE)

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dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Joseph
dc.contributor.authorFarrell, Joseph
dc.date2023-05-17T16:22:26.000
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-22T13:02:43Z
dc.date.available2023-05-22T13:02:43Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-01
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dc.description.abstractRoman poet. The biographical tradition for Virgil is extensive, including a few fantastic elements and stories probably invented to explain specific aspects of the poet's work. But there is no reason to doubt the attested dates of the poet's birth (15 October 70 bce) or death (21 September 19 bce). He was born near Mantua in a village called Andes. His father must have had money if he had his son educated at Cremona and then at Milan, as is attested. It is possible that the family, like many Transpadani (those who lived north of the River Po), had recently acquired equestrian rank from Julius Caesar; Caesarian politics is a theme throughout Virgil's oeuvre.
dc.identifier.citation“Virgil.” In Michael Gagarin, Elaine Fantham, et. al (Eds), <em>The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome</em>. Oxford: Oxford University Press (2010).
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dc.legacy.articleid1131
dc.legacy.fields10.1093/acref/9780195170726.001.0001
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dc.source.issue126
dc.source.journalDepartmental Papers (Classical Studies)
dc.source.journaltitleThe Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Greece and Rome
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dc.subject.otherArts and Humanities
dc.subject.otherClassics
dc.titleVirgil (70–19 BCE)
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