- Virgil’s Tomb is a monument considered to be the resting place of the Roman Poet Virgil.
- It is located in Piedigrotta, Naples at the entrance of a Roman Tunnel called Crypta Neapolitana or ‘Grotta Vecchia’.
Virgil
- Virgil (70-19 BCE) who lived during the reign of Augustus.
- Virgil died in Brindisi but asked for his ashes to be buried in his villa near Naples. Although the ashes have been lost, a monument to his memory remains, known as ‘Virgil’s Tomb’.
Crypta Neapolitana
- This is a half mile (700m) Tunnel connecting Naples with Pozzuoli on the Via Domitiana.
- It was built in 37 BCE by Agrippa, during the Civil war between Octavian and Sextus Pompey.
- Virgil’s Tomb is located at the entrance to the tunnel.
Silius Italicus
- Tiberius Catius Asconius Silius Italicus (26-101 CE) was a Roman Senator, Orator and Poet during the Silver Age of Latin Literature.
- He was Consul in 68 CE under Nero and Vitellius. He bought Virgil’s Tomb and is buried there.
Famous Quotes by Virgil
- The educated Romans knew the all the quotes from Virgil and famous lines from his poetry were frequently reduced to sets of initials.
Crypta Neapolitana