Born a peasant, Virgil was raised on a farm before being educated in the Greek and Roman authors. His rural upbringing influenced all his poetry, especially his earlier work, like the “Eclogues”.

If I cannot move heaven, I will raise hell.” So wrote the Roman poet Virgil in his epic poem, “The Aeneid.” At the moment, ...

Natalie Haynes considers the work of the Roman poet Virgil, ranging from his hints on bee-keeping to his great work The Aeneid. Dido is the classic wronged woman and the Aeneid contains the best ...

Oct. 15 (UPI) --Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include: -- Roman poet Virgil in 70 B.C. -- Philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche in 1844 -- U.S. first lady Edith Wilson in ...