Question

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

ANSWER: Virgil [or Publius Vergilius Maro; accept Appendix Vergiliana]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Steven VicoriaBinghamton ARIT B47-5
Pranaav SenthilkumarCornell CCornell E55-5
Alec RisoCornell DSyracuse7510
Claire ChambersBinghamton BCornell G12110
Danny CutbillRIT ARIT C12110
Will HooverRIT BBinghamton A12210
Sammy CarstensU of Rochester BBinghamton C1220
Anna KuangCornell ECornell C1220
Kritanu SahaCornell ACornell F12210
Gregory StoneESFU of Rochester A12210
Nayel TekleCornell BPenn State12210