List Famous People Of The 1st Century

Birthdate: October 15, 0070

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Cisalpine Gaul

Died: September 21, 0019

1st-century B.C. Roman poet Virgil is best remembered for his epic The Aeneid, which was based on Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey. He has also written the Latin poems the Eclogues/Bucolics and the Georgics. His Aeneid, considered ancient Rome’s national epic, inspired other influential works, such as Dante’s Divine Comedy.