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Where did Virgil study as a young man?

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Ancient Roman mosaic showing the poet Virgil seated and writing, flanked by the muses Clio and Melpomene, displayed in a decorative border. — Virgil 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.

As a young man, the Roman poet Virgil received his education in three primary locations: Cremona, Milan, and finally Rome.21

During his studies, he acquired a comprehensive knowledge of Greek and Roman authors and received detailed training in rhetoric and philosophy. Notably, one of his teachers was the Epicurean philosopher Siro, whose influence is reflected in Virgil's early poetry.21