Publius Vergilius Maro
Poet
Ancient Roman · 1st century BCE
Ancient Roman poet, author of the Aeneid, one of the foundational epics of Western literature that includes the story of Cassandra during the fall of Troy.
Connection to Taylor Swift
Author of the Aeneid, one of the major classical texts containing the Cassandra story that Taylor draws on as the central conceit of Cassandra.
Notable Works
- Aeneid, Eclogues, Georgics
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Context within the Archive
The Aeneid
Uncle Jerry cites the Aeneid by Virgil as one of the major classical texts in which the Cassandra story appears, noting that Virgil was writing at the command of Augustus around 0-80 CE.
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