Homer

Homer (lived in the 8th or 9th century BC)

Greek Poet

Famous for Iliad and Odyssey, Homer is the most mysterious and extraordinary of all the poets of ancient Greece. Nothing at all is known for certain about his life, and many scholars have argued that he never even existed.

Homer Profile

Homer may have lived c. 8th or 9th century BC. As no definite facts are known about him, by tradition he was blind, and that he wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, c. 9th – 8th century BC. Seven towns claim to be his birthplace.

Admired by Aristotle for his writing, his two epic poems, Iliad and Odyssey, are regarded the finest ever written, with realistic and descriptive style.

Read more… Homer and his Two Epic Poems

Virgil

Virgil (70 BC- 19BC)

Roman Poet Famous for Aeneid

Roman poet Virgil was one of the greatest literary figures in history and Ancient Rome’s greatest poet. He is best known for his work, Aeneid, a sequel to Homer’s epic poem, the Iliad.

Virgil was born on October 15, 70 BC, near the city of Mantua in northern Italy where his family owned a small farm. It’s not surprising that his rural childhood left him with a lifelong passion of the countryside that he often expressed in his brilliant poems.

Read more - Virgil Biography