Virgil
Publius Vergilius Maro (; traditional dates 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called
Virgil or
Vergil ( ) in English, was an
ancient Roman poet of the
Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in
Latin literature: the ''
Eclogues'' (or ''Bucolics''), the ''
Georgics'', and the
epic ''
Aeneid''. A number of minor poems, collected in the ''
Appendix Vergiliana'', were attributed to him in ancient times, but modern scholars consider his authorship of these poems to be dubious.
Virgil's work has had great influence on
Western literature, most notably
Dante's ''
Divine Comedy'', in which Virgil appears as the author's guide through
Hell and
Purgatory. Virgil has been traditionally ranked as one of Rome's greatest poets. Since its composition, his ''Aeneid'' has been considered the
national epic of
ancient Rome.
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