CIVILIZATION
ROMAN
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Question
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Who was Virgil?
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wife of Justinian, she participated in the government and helped women gain more rights
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a general who ruled at the height of the Byzantine Empire
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Roman poet who wrote the Aeneid, which tells how Rome was founded
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emperor that instructed the Romans to separate the empire because it had grown too large
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Publius Vergilius Maro was a classical Roman poet, best known for three major works-the Bucolics (or Eclogues), the Georgics, and the Aeneid-although several minor poems are also attributed to him.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virgil makes use of the symbolism of the Augustan regime, and some scholars see strong associations between Augustus and Aeneas, the one as founder and the other as re-founder of Rome.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Aeneid by the Roman poet Virgil is an epic poem in 12 books that tells the story of the foundation of Rome from the ashes of Troy. It was probably written down in Rome from 30-19 BC during the period of the Emperor Augustus.
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