Aeneid — For the group of nine Ancient Egyptian deities, see Ennead .Infobox Book name = Aeneid translator = image caption = Aeneas flees burning Troy, Federico Barocci, 1598 Galleria Borghese, Rome author = Virgil country = Roman Republic language =… … Wikipedia
Virgil — /verr jeuhl/, n. 1. Vergil. 2. a male given name. * * * or Vergil orig. Publius Vergilius Maro born Oct. 15, 70, Andes, near Mantua died Sept. 21, 19 BC, Brundisium Greatest of Roman poets. The well educated son of a prosperous provincial farmer … Universalium
VIRGIL° — (Vergil; Publius Vergilius Maro; 70–19 B.C.E.), greatest Roman poet. Though Virgil nowhere mentions the Jews directly, there are several indications in two of his greatest works, the Eclogues and the Aeneid, that he was aware of Jewish tradition … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AEneid — [AE]*ne id, n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or dos: cf. F. [ E]n[ e]ide.] The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is [AE]neas. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aeneid — [ē nē′id, i nē′id] n. a Latin epic poem by Virgil, about Aeneas and his adventures … English World dictionary
Virgil — [vʉr′jəl] [< L Vergilius, name of the Roman gens to which the poet belonged] (L. name Publius Vergilius Maro) 70 19 B.C.; Rom. poet: author of the Aeneid Virgilian [Virjil′ē ən] adj … English World dictionary
Virgil — For other uses, see Virgil (disambiguation). Publius Vergilius Maro A profile of Virgil with laurel wreath Born October 15, 70 BC Andes, Cisalpine Gaul, Roman Republic Died … Wikipedia
Virgil — (Publius Vergilius Maro; 70 19 BCE) Considered the most important poet of the ancient Roman era, Virgil was born in a small village near Mantua to a well to do family of landowners. He was educated in Cremona, Milan, and Rome, where he studied … Dictionary of Renaissance art
Aeneid — noun Classic epic poem, written in Latin by Virgil in the 1st century BC (between 29 and 19 BC), that tells the legendary story of Aeneas fleeing Troy and settling in Italy as ancestor of the Romans … Wiktionary
Virgil — noun a) Pūblius Vergilius Marō (70 19 B.C.), Roman epic writer from the Augustan period, best known for writing the Aeneid. b) of mostly American usage … Wiktionary
