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Also Known As	Vergil • Publius Vergilius Maro
Born	October 15, 70 BCE • Italy
Died	September 21, 19 BCE • Italy
Notable Works	“Aeneid” • “Eclogues” • “Georgics”
Movement / Style	Augustan Age • Golden Age

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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.

Two-page spread from Bucolica, Georgica, et Aeneis, a book containing three works by Virgil, printed by Pierre l'aîné Didot, 1798.

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