Virgil(Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 BC) was born in the north of Italy and completed his education in Rome. Generally considered Rome's greatest poet, he wroteEclogues,37 BC, andGeorgics, 29 BC. He then devoted the rest of his life to the composition of his greatest work, the epic poem theAeneid.Virgil(Publius Vergilius Maro, 70-19 BC) was born in the north of Italy and completed his education in Rome. Generally considered Rome's greatest poet, he wroteEclogues, 37 BC, and Georgics, 29 BC. He then devoted the rest of his life to the composition of his greatest work, the epic poem theAeneid.

H.E. GouldeditedCaesar Gallic War III,Cicero: De AmicitiaandFive Roman Poets, all published by Bloomsbury.

J.L. Whiteleytaught Classics at Kilburn Grammar School, Middlesex and Selhurst Grammar School, Croydon, as well as producing an extensive range of Latin texts along with H. E. Gould.