His land was not confiscated thanks to the efforts of Asinius Pollio, who gave some of his work to Maecenas.
His land was not confiscated thanks to the efforts of Asinius Pollio, who gave some of his work to Maecenas. Born near modern-day Mantua, he based one work on a theme of Theocritus and another on Hesiod's Works and Days, namely Bucolics and Georgics respectively. After these, he began work on a certain famous epic, which tells of Anchises' son, the legendary founder of Rome. For 10 points, name this Roman author of the Aeneid.
His land was not confiscated thanks to the efforts of Asinius Pollio, who gave some of his work to Maecenas.
Publius {Vergil}ius Maro