An image of "Dante and Virgil on the Ice of Kocythos", created by John Henry Fuseli in 1774 (Pen and sepia, watercolour, 390 x 274 mm).

An image of "The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca Appear to Dante and Virgil", created by Ary Scheffer in 1835 (Oil on canvas, 167 x 234 cm).

An image of "The Reader Wreathed with Flowers (Virgil's Muse)", created by Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot in 1845 (Oil on canvas, 47 x 34 cm).

An image of "The Ghosts of Paolo and Francesca Appear to Dante and Virgil", created by Ary Scheffer in 1855 (Oil on canvas, 171 x 239 cm).

An image of "Virgil", created by Gabriel-Jules Thomas in 1861 (Marble, height 185 cm).

An image of "Virgil: Aeneid", created by Bartolomeo Sanvito during the 1490's (Manuscript).

An image of "Petrarch's Virgil (title page)", created by Simone Martini, c. 1336 (Manuscript , 295 x 200 mm).

An image of "Dante and Virgil in the Underworld", created by Filippo Napoletano, c. 1622 (Oil on slate, oval 44 x 60 cm).

A famous Roman poet, born near Mantua, in northern Italy, Oct. 15, 70; died in Brundusium, Sept. 22, in the year 19 B.C.

(70 -19 B.C.) Latin Poet. Wrote many works, most famously the Aeneid

An excellent site that looks in detail at the plot and characters in The Aeneid. Included are a list of quotations and study questions.

An image of "Landscape with a Pine-tree", created by Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Pena in 1864 (Oil on panel, 22 x 34 cm).

An image of "The Forest in Fontainebleau", created by Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Pena in 1867 (Oil on canvas, 72 x 92 cm).

An image of "Road in the Wood", created by Narcisse Virgile Diaz De La Pena during the 1850's (Oil on panel, 29 x 35 cm).

A multidisciplinary interactive site that explores Dante's Divine Comedy. Find the texts of all three sections presented in both Italian and English. Significant people, places, creatures, deities, structures, images, and music are also...

Copious amounts of handouts can be found here at the Latin Library. Includes vocabulary handouts, Latin readings, grammar handouts, exercises, and other miscellaneous handouts.

This site has the history of space travel. Includes President Kennedy's speeches on the Apollo program that can be downloaded. Many graphics, and a very complete history of space travel with links to more detailed information.

NASA report on Apollo 1 where Virgil "Gus" Grissom, Roger Chaffee, and Ed White II were killed in a fire inside the Command Module of the Apollo spacecraft. Links to other Web sites with more information are included.

This article explains how William Caxton brought the printing press to England and published printed versions of works by writers including Chaucer, Malory, Gower, Cicero, and Virgil.

This site is excellent for readers of the Aeneid especially, providing the text, commentary, and other resources.

This comprehensive teacher-created resource provides many resources for teaching the "Aeneid." Lots of help on vocabulary, scansion tests, and figures of speech. Activities for every book.

This article surveys the life and epic poetry of Vergil.

This site from NASA provides details of the preparation for the second flight of a Mercury spacecraft, Liberty Bell 7.

This site from NASA provides a detailed description of the second flight of a Mercury spacecraft and the second American to travel in space.