Who is vergilius

Publius Vergilius Maro, usually called Virgil or Vergil (70 BC – 19 BC) was the once famous Roman poet who was now "Pure spirit" and acted as Dante's guide. Publius Vergilius Maro (Classical Latin: [ˈpuːbliʊs wɛrˈɡɪliʊs ˈmaroː]; traditional dates 15 October 70 – 21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or. (Wikimedia Commons) Publius Vergilius Maro (or Vergil) is the greatest of the ancient Latin poets, and the author of Rome's national epic, the Aeneid.