# Virgil

Based in [مقاطعة مانتوفا, Lombardy, إيطاليا](https://localbooks.app/places/it/lombardy/mantua)

Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC) was born on a farm near Mantua and became the leading poet of Augustus's Rome. He spent his last decade on the Aeneid and asked on his deathbed for the unfinished poem to be burned.

## Books (1)

- [The Aeneid](https://localbooks.app/books/the-aeneid)

Canonical: https://localbooks.app/authors/virgil
JSON: https://localbooks.app/api/v1/authors/virgil