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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 (10[1])the birth of Jesus due to the description of a messianic child called the “great growth of Jupiter” in the fourth section of one work. A character created (10[1])by this author tears off a golden bough from a tree to gain admission (10[1])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” (10[1])at the start of an epic (-5[1])poem whose title character kills Turnus and has an affair with Dido. For 10 points, who wrote the Aeneid ■END■ (10[4])

ANSWER: Virgil [or Publius Vergilius Maro; accept Appendix Vergiliana]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Nick SmemoeUNC BTusculum3010
Orion KellerVirginia Tech AAppalachian State B5810
Cameron WiliamsAppalachian State AUNC A7210
Josh SchmidtLiberty AVirginia7510
Ethan RehderDuke BJames Madison B9610
Timothy PorterVCUWilliam & Mary102-5
Gentry DowdyLiberty CDuke A12210
Soren HeydariUNC CLiberty B12210
Meredie CohenWilliam & MaryVCU12210
Nova SinkVirginia Tech BJames Madison A12210

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2024 ACF Fall at CornellfallY978%0%22%115.00
2024 ACF Fall at Ohio StatefallY7100%0%29%97.43
2024 ACF Fall at WashingtonfallY683%0%50%102.20
2024 ACF Fall at GeorgiafallY1080%0%20%85.25
2024 ACF Fall at North CarolinafallY9100%0%11%91.00
2024 ACF Fall at Claremont CollegesfallY5100%0%0%80.40
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2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%94.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%87.33