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The Lives of the Caesars · Character

Virgil

Roman poet, author of the Aeneid.

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First appearance: book ii the deified augustus

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TITiberiusCACaligulaHOHomerAUAugustusTITitusVIVirgil

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SetupEscalationAftermathClimax
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See Virgil in book ii the deified augustus