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.H. Huxleytaught classics in the Universities of Leeds and Manchester before bcoming Professor of Classics, University of Victoria, British Columbia. He remains a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, UK.