Georgica

Georgics

AuthorVirgil

LanguageClassical Latin

Yearc. 29 BC

CountryRome

GenreEpic / Long-form / Standalone Poem

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The Georgics is a poem by Latin poet Virgil, likely published in 29 BCE. As the name suggests, the subject of the poem is agriculture; but far from being an example of peaceful rural poetry, it is a work characterized by tensions in both theme and purpose.— Wikipedia