# Virgilius — The Age of Reason character guide

> Virgilius in The Age of Reason by Thomas Paine.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0001-the-age-of-reason

## Who they are

Roman poet referenced in Paine's literary comparisons.

## In the story

### [XII: The Effects of Christianism on Education; Proposed Reforms](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_age_of_reason_se/chapters/part-i-xii-the-effects-of-christianism-on-education-proposed-reforms)

Condemned to be burned for asserting the antipodes (that the earth is a globe).

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