Biography




1.  Origination
    a. Publius Vergilius Maro
    b. 15th of October 70 BC, Andes.  A village in northern Italy near Mantua (Mantova)
    c. Parents-unknown
    d. Siblings two brothers oldest-Flaccus youngest-Silo
2. Heritage
    a. prosperous landowner, described variously as a "potter" and a "courier", mother-dedicated wife
    b. grew up on his fathers land where he was born
    c. the mountains
3. Education
    a. was sent to school at Cremona and Milan
    b. one of the endowed court poets, he argued a case infront of the judges
    c/d. educated in Greek and Roman literature, rhetoric, and philosophy in Cremona, Milan, Rome, and Naples.
    e. Gaius Maecenas relieved him of financial cares and allowed him to devote himself wholly to literary pursuits and to study.
4. Military
    a. Virgil wasn’t involved in the military
5. Occupation and life
    a.  he was a well known poet and author
    b.  his first works weren’t fully appreciated
    c. lived most of his life in Naples and Nola
    d. he mainly focused on his studies and his love for literature
    e. completed one of the worlds most well known masterpieces
    f. Virgil was well known and had much fame, for example Virgil was well known and had much fame, for example the success if Bucilics was such that when he published it, that the cantors recited then frequently, sometimes on stage
    g. his death
6. Family
    a. no wife
    b.no children
    c.spent most of his grown up life in Naples and Nola
    d. His father and 2 brothers died when he was an adult.
7. community
    a. unknown (B.C)
    b. unknown
    c. court poet
    d. no
    e. Lived near the Andes mountains it was cold, beautiful, and mountainous
8. conclusion
    a. he was thought to be not as educated as he really was
    b. his greatest accomplishment was the masterpieces he created
    c. Died in September 19 B.C, on his deathbed he requested for the “Aeneid” to be destroyed, but no one obey his wishes
    d. Didn’t have a spouse
    e. NO