More importantly, however, Virgil was regarded by Romans as their national poet. He was a man who spoke for their achievements and ideals, writing both of what they had done, and what they still ...

Over the centuries, Dante Alighieri’s The Divine Comedy has often been declared the pinnacle of the medieval literary mind.

Natalie Haynes considers the work of the Roman poet Virgil, ranging from his hints on bee-keeping to his great work The Aeneid. Dido is the classic wronged woman and the Aeneid contains the best ...