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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. (-5[1])This author was interpreted as foretelling the birth of Jesus due to the description of a messianic child called the “great growth of (10[1])Jupiter” in the fourth section of one work. A character created by this author tears off a golden bough from a tree to gain admission to the underworld. This poet declared “Love conquers (-5[1])all” in the second of his Eclogues, (10[1])and declared (10[1])“Of arms and the man (10[1])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[1])■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: Virgil [or Publius Vergilius Maro; accept Appendix Vergiliana]
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Buzzes

PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Anton Akroush (DII)Michigan State A West Virginia A (UG) 24-5
Kevin Zheng (UG)Michigan A (UG) Ohio State A (UG) 4710
Jacob Moeller (DII)Miami A (UG) Michigan B (UG)80-5
Peter Zeng (DII)Ohio State B (DII) Miami C (DII) 8710
Beckett Gilmore (DII)Jefferson County Scholars (DII)Michigan State B 8910
Mark Lee (DII)Michigan B (UG)Miami A (UG) 9410
Meredith Wiper (DII)CWRU B (DII) West Virginia B (UG) 12110
Kate Merritt (UG)West Virginia A (UG) Michigan State A 12210
Angelo Pan (UG)CWRU C (UG)Ohio State C (DII) 12210

Summary

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
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%13%50.63
2024 ACF Fall at RutgersfallY8100%0%25%94.38
2024 ACF Fall at IllinoisfallY9100%0%11%87.33