Answer: Virgil
Virgil (Publius Vergilius Maro) was a poet of Ancient Rome during the Augustan period. His most famous poems are: the Eclogues (or Bucolics), the Georgics, and the Aeneid. The Aeneid was considered the national epic of Ancient Rome since it was written. Virgil is also Dante's guide through Hell and Purgatory in The Divine Comedy.
