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What are Virgilās three major works?
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Virgil (centre) holding a scroll with a quotation from the Aeneid and flanked by the muses Clio and Melpomene, mosaic, early 3rd century ce; in the Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia.
Virgilās three major works are:
- Eclogues: A collection of 10 pastoral poems composed between 42 and 37 BCE, which explore both idealized, escapist landscapes and the realities of contemporary life through allegory.1
- Georgics: Written between 37 and 30 BCE, this didactic poem serves as a plea for the restoration of traditional agricultural life in Italy following the neglect caused by civil wars.21
- Aeneid: Virgilās national epic, composed from approximately 30 BCE until his death in 19 BCE. It tells the story of the Trojan hero Aeneas, the legendary founder of Roman greatness, and reflects the ideals and mission of the Augustan Age.3415