Season 8 · Episode 655
S8 Ep655: 1. Virgil’s Origins and the Rise of a Roman Poet Guest Authors: Scott McGill and Susanna Wright (1) Professors Scott McGill and Susanna Wright discuss Virgil’s 70 BCE birth near Mantua and his rural upbringing, which deeply influenced his poetry. Despite
The John Batchelor Show · John Batchelor
March 29, 202610m 8s
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1. Virgil’s Origins and the Rise of a Roman Poet Guest Authors: Scott McGill and Susanna Wright (1)
Professors Scott McGill and Susanna Wright discuss Virgil’s 70 BCE birth near Mantua and his rural upbringing, which deeply influenced his poetry. Despite his "country mouse" persona, Virgil’s ambition took him to Rome during a period of intense civil war and political transition from Republic to Empire. The authors explore his professional path as a poet under the patronage of Maecenas and his burgeoning relationship with Augustus. This connection, initially forged over the *Georgics*, eventually led to the creation of the *Aeneid*, a work intricately intertwined with the era's political and social turmoil. (2)
1650 TROJAN WAR
Professors Scott McGill and Susanna Wright discuss Virgil’s 70 BCE birth near Mantua and his rural upbringing, which deeply influenced his poetry. Despite his "country mouse" persona, Virgil’s ambition took him to Rome during a period of intense civil war and political transition from Republic to Empire. The authors explore his professional path as a poet under the patronage of Maecenas and his burgeoning relationship with Augustus. This connection, initially forged over the *Georgics*, eventually led to the creation of the *Aeneid*, a work intricately intertwined with the era's political and social turmoil. (2)
1650 TROJAN WAR