Virgil, whose full name was Publius Vergilius Maro, was a Roman poet that lived between October 15, 70 BCE and Semptember 21, 19 BCE. He is known for his three major works; the Eclogues, the Georgics, and most importantly, the Aeneid. The Aeneid tells the legendary story of the Trojan warrior, Aeneas, and his travel to Italy, where he becomes the ancestor of the Romans. Generations of Romans regarded Virgil as the greatest poet of their lifetime. Virgil’s poems show his great skill in the music and diction of his verses. Virgil was born into a low social status in the the Italian countryside. He was educated in Milan and Rome, where he was trained in rhetoric and philosophy. One of Virgil’s teachers was Siro, a famous Epicurean philosopher
