Vergil Flashcards
1
Q
What was his full name
A
Publius Vergilius Maro
2
Q
Where was he born
A
Andes, near Mantua
3
Q
When was he born
A
October 15th 70 BC
4
Q
Who became his patron
A
Maecenas
5
Q
When were his eclogues published
A
37 BC
6
Q
When were his Georgics published
A
37 BC
7
Q
How long did he spend working on the Aeneid
A
Ten years (the last ten of his life)
8
Q
When, where, and how did vergil die
A
Brundisium on the 21st of September in 19 BC of a fever
9
Q
Where was Vergil buried
A
Naples
10
Q
Who did he ask to burn the Aeneid
A
Varius and Tucca
11
Q
The Eclogues
A
Collection of ten pastoral poems in dactylic hexameter
12
Q
The Georgics
A
Poem four books long in dactylic hexameter
