Vergil

Proper noun

Meaning

Alternative spelling of Virgil (the writer)

A male given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Virgil.

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According to Polydore Vergil, Duchess Cecily, "being falsely accused of adultery, complained afterwards in sundry places to right many noble men, whereof some yet live, of that great injury which her son Richard had done her." Source: Internet

According to Suetonius, Nero abandoned the idea when some army officers openly refused to obey his commands, responding with a line from Vergil 's Aeneid : "Is it so dreadful a thing then to die?" Source: Internet

According to Vergil, Henry's official historian, Lord Stanley found the circlet. Source: Internet

The Tudors ride high in popular esteem.' citation Polydore Vergil and Thomas More expanded on this portrayal, emphasising Richard's outward physical deformities as a sign of his inwardly twisted mind. Source: Internet

In the 19th century, some German -trained classicists in the United States suggested modification to Vergil, as it is closer to his original name, and is also the traditional German spelling. Source: Internet

Laes, Children in the Roman Empire, p. 132. With the rise of Augustus, contemporary Latin authors such as Vergil and Livy also became part of the curriculum. Source: Internet

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