The Georgics

Publius Vergilius Maro, known as Virgil (70 BCE – 19 BCE), stands among the greatest poets of ancient Rome and Western literature. Hailing from a small village near Mantua in Northern Italy, his literary career unfolded under the patronage of Gaius Maecenas, a key benefactor of Augustan arts and culture. His corpus is limited but momentous, comprising three major works: the pastoral 'Eclogues,' th...