P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica P. Rami Eloquentiae & Philosophiae Professoris Regii Praelectionibus Exposita: Quibus Poëtae Vita Praeposita Est.
by Virgil
| P. Virgilii Maronis Bucolica | ||
 at the College of William & Mary. |
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| Author | Virgil | |
| Edition | Precise edition unknown | |
| Desc. | Duodecimo | |
Publius Vergilius Maro (70-19 BCE) was a Roman poet born in Cisalpine, Gaul, on the side of the Alps closest to Rome. His family was well-off, enabling his studies at Cremona and Milan, as well as Rome and Naples, the latter under the Epicurean philosopher Siro.[1] When land was confiscated following the battle of Phillippi in 42 BCE for the army veterans of Antony and Octavian, Virgil’s family lost land. They were likely compensated, however, with property near Naples.[2] Virgil’s Eclogues, his first collection of poems, were likely written around that time, perhaps as late as 38 BCE, as the confiscations were a central topic of two of the poems.[3] At some later point, Virgil became part of the poetic circle around Maecenas, putting him in close contact with Octavian, the future emperor Augustus.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
See also
- Jefferson Inventory
- P. Virgilii Maronis Opera
- Publii Virgilii Maronis Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis
- The Works of Virgil, Containing His Pastorals, Georgics and Æneis
- Wythe's Library
