October 15 is the birthday of Virgil, the classical Roman poet. His all-time great epic, "Aeneid" is read with great interest even today and it is in the curriculum of many an university.
He was born on October 15, 70 BC and passed away on September 21, 19 BC.
Detailed Wikipedia articles on "VIRGIL" and "AENEID":
For complete texts of some of the works of Virgil from Project Gutenberg:
The Aeneid (English translation):
The Bucolics and Eclogues(English translation):
The Georgics(English translation):
Grateful thanks to Project Gutenberg and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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