Roman Poet: Virgil Vergil The Aeneid

Virgil, Vergil, or Publius Vergilius Maro was a Roman poet. He was best known for writing the poem epic “Aeneid.” “Virgil was regarded by the Romans as their greatest poet, an estimation that subsequent generations have upheld.” [1] Virgil fame mostly surrounded by his unfinished poem Aeneid. He was born/lived the peasant stock life. His inspiration and love for the Italian countryside and the people of Italy helped shaped his poetry. Virgil was well educated in his knowledge for Greek and Roman poets and authors, as well as “receiving detailed training in rhetoric and philosophy.
“Influenced by the Greek poet Theocritus, Virgil composed his first major work, the Eclogues (also called the Bucolics), using Homeric hexameter lines to explore pastoral rather than epic themes.” [2] Virgil next book, “Georgics” was the “best poem by the best poet” according to John Dryden. It was more than two thousand lines and was divided up into four different books, and was about the experiences of farm life and was the books was requested by Maecenas who was also a patron of the arts. In the third book of the Georgics, the story line was a foreshadowing of the Aeneid.
Homer who was born near Asian Minor, although it was hard to pinpoint exactly where he was from and when he was …show more content…
In the Odyssey, the journey is dealing with the aftermath of a Greek hero battling against suitors, Gods, and evil Giants. In the Aeneid, Aeneas is going through a process of fulfilling his destiny of finding a new home (Rome) and ending with a battle against a tribe because of a marriage. Both stories deal with triumphs battles, hope, anger, and Gods with different names. It is interesting how both line up against each other because of one battle (the Fall of Troy) yet both men are dealing with far different things in different