Question

A short poem called “The Gnat” was traditionally attributed to this author, and is included in (10[1])an Appendix once considered to contain this author’s.youthful works. (10[2]-5[2])This author was interpreted as foretelling (10[1])the birth of Jesus (10[2])due to (10[1])the (10[2])description (-5[1])of a messianic child called the (-5[1])“great growth (10[1])of (10[1]-5[1])Jupiter” (10[2])in (10[1])the (-5[1])fourth section of one work. (-5[1])A character created (10[1])by this author (10[1])tears off a golden bough (-5[1])from a tree (10[1]-5[1])to gain admission (10[1])to the underworld. (10[7])This poet declared (10[1])“Love conquers (-5[1])all” (-5[1])in the second (10[1])of his (10[1])Eclogues, (10[2])and declared (10[1])“Of arms (10[1])and the man (10[2])I sing” (10[1]-5[1])at the start of (10[1])an (10[1])epic (10[1]-5[1])poem whose title character (-5[1])kills Turnus and has (10[1])an affair with (10[1])Dido. (10[2])For 10 (10[1])points, who wrote (10[1])the Aeneid (10[6])■END■ (10[16]0[4])

ANSWER: Virgil [or Publius Vergilius Maro; accept Appendix Vergiliana]
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Daniel Kim (DII)Maryland B (DII)Lehigh B (DII)1510
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A West Virginia A (UG) 24-5
Henry BylinowskiAuburn AGeorgia Tech C24-5
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Xavier Bomhorst (DII)Maryland A (DII)NYU A (UG)2410
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Steven McPhillimey (UG)Lehigh A (UG)Bard A (UG)3710
Zaid Asif (DII)NYU A (UG)Penn B (DII)38-5
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Steven VicoriaBinghamton ARIT B47-5
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 4710
Alex MyrickTennessee AVanderbilt A4810
Tarun KotiEmory ATennessee B4810
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John Shelly (DII)Rowan A (DII)Rutgers B50-5
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CCornell E55-5
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AAppalachian State B5810
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Maya KvaratskheliaNotre Dame APurdue B66-5
Matthew WangUBC BArizona State A69-5
Nikola Wu (DII)UCLA AUCLA C6910
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC A7210
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Arhith DharanendraGeorgia Tech EGeorgia A7510
Sean JacksonSouth Carolina ABelmont7510
Josh SchmidtLiberty AVirginia7510
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Rowan A (DII)7510
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Vikas KothariNorthwestern BIllinois D7510
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Karthik Krishnamurthy (DII)USCUCSD8710
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Alan Kappler (DII)Claremont CClaremont B9110
Mark Lee (DII)Michigan B (UG)Miami A (UG) 9410
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Akajiugo AmucheaziSouthernVanderbilt B10110
Timothy PorterVCUWilliam & Mary102-5
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Sawyer SmithMississippi State AClemson A106-5
Ishan Joshi (DII)Rutgers BRowan A (DII)11010
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Skand ParvatikarArizona State BBoise State11410
Elizabeth BowlingIndianaIowa B11410
Sonya BatesUW WrathAlberta11610
Tianyu XuGeorgia Tech AAuburn C11910
Claire ChambersBinghamton BCornell G12110
Danny CutbillRIT ARIT C12110
Meredith Wiper (DII)CWRU B (DII) West Virginia B (UG) 12110
Daniel Tritasavit (DII)UCLA DUCLA B12110
Leonard Castine (DII)Penn B (DII)NYU A (UG)12110
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Anna KuangCornell ECornell C1220
Will HooverRIT BBinghamton A12210
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Angelo Pan (UG)CWRU C (UG)Ohio State C (DII) 12210
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Soren HeydariUNC CLiberty B12210
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Gentry DowdyLiberty CDuke A12210
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Sophia ArnoldSIUEIowa A12210