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M i 0 n ar P B L I S VE R GI L I U S A R O was b rn n B . c . e ( U U o 7 , Man ua in N r hernI al hen alle Gallia Cisal ina. t o t t y, t c d p i s home was a un one hi s fa her wnin a small co try , t o g s a e and farm and his fon n ss for the oun r ne er e t t , d e c t y v l im H r i u a i n firs at f h . e e e e a er o e e t c v d v y go d d c t o , t Crem na and Me i olanum now Milan af erwar s at o d ( ) , t d Na l s and r b l R m Th n w ma su ose he p e p o ab y o e . e e y pp ’ wen b a k t o hi s fa her s farm but we know no hin t c t , t g in bou him ill 2 In h r Octavi anus r a a B C . a ea ce t t t . 4 t t y , af erwar s the Em eror Au us us efea e B ru us and t d p g t , d t d t Cassius at P hili i and on re urnin I al r ee e pp , t g to t y p oc d d w r hi l i r i in h m r s n s of lan to re a d s so d e s by g v g t e p e e t d . ’ er ils h me was t o have b een sei e for his ur ose V g o z d t p p , but Ve rgil appealed to Octavianus and save d it . Thi s led hi s in r u ion t o the our of Au us us to t od ct c t g t , where he so n be ame a fa uri e for Au us us and his o c vo t , g t chi ef adviser Mae cenas were very attentive t o all well educated and lit erary men who came und er their notice . Mae enas i n u e him to wri e th G r i s and it was c d c d t e eo g c , A A i at the request of ugustus that he und ertook the ene d . One of his best frie nd s (and he had many) was the poet Hora Whom h in r u s He li e e e t o Ma na . c , t od c ed ec e v d mainl at Rom and N l but i B C 0 he wen for e a es n . 2 y p , t a shor isi t o Gree e On re urnin t o I al his heal h t v t c . t g t y t . AEN . w B ’ 2 VERG IL S A EN E ID IV whi h was never oo brok e own and he i e war s c g d , d , d d to d n H w ri l the e d of B . C . 1 . e as bu e se t o Na l s 9 d c o p e . In hara er he was en le mo es and enerou c ct g t , d t, g s. That he was modest i s shown by the st ory of hi s desiri ng hi s fri en s on hi s ea h-b ed t o burn the Aenei as be in d d t d, g n im rf work a p e ect . ’ I L S WO R K VE R G S . The three works whi ch gained for Vergilhi s reputati on ' as a oe are I The B ucoli cs 2 The Gem' z cs The p t ( ) , ( ) g , (3) A eneid . The B zccolie s or E clo ues are ten sho oems on un r , g , rt p co t y life lar el in the form of di al ues or on ersa i ons , g y og c v t w n sh h r s The are imi a e from r bet e e ep e d .