Latin name Publius Vergilius Maro. 70–19 bc, Roman poet, patronized by Maecenas. The Eclogues (42–37), ten pastoral poems, and the Georgics (37–30), four books on the art of farming, established Virgil as the foremost poet of his age. His masterpiece is the Aeneid (30–19)
Derived forms
Virgilian (Virˈgilian) or Vergilian (Verˈgilian)
adjective
Virgil in American English
(ˈvɜrdʒəl)
(L. name Publius Vergilius Maro) 70-19 b.c.; Rom. poet: author of the Aeneid
Derived forms
Virgilian (Virˈgilian) (Vɪrˈdʒɪliən)
adjective
Word origin
< L Vergilius, name of the Roman gens to which the poet belonged