Publius Vergilius Maro

Reading notes

• The Art of Poetry §45-59 Vergil

  Vergil, the foremost poet of Horace's own day and his friend; named with Varius as a modern entitled to the same license as the old poets.

• The Odes §1.3 Vergil

  The poet Virgil, Horace's friend, entrusted to the ship as 'the half of my own soul.'

• The Odes §1.24 Vergil

  The poet, Quintilius' friend, who mourns him most and 'demands him back from the gods in vain.'

• The Odes §4.12 Vergilius

  The friend (a Vergilius) invited to bring nard and share the wine.

• The Epistles §2.1 Vergil

  The great epic poet (70–19 BC), Horace's intimate friend, who reputedly introduced him to Maecenas; one of the dearest of the travelers.

• The Satires §1.5 and Vergil

  Publius Vergilius Maro (70–19 BC), the great epic poet and Horace's close friend, said to have introduced him to Maecenas.