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Bacchus / Dionysus / WineHonouring Bacchus
Roman Beekeeping / VirgilA Roman beekeeper tends his bees
Celebrating BacchusCountry folk celebrate a festival in honour of the God of wine: Bacchus. (Greek: Dionysus)
Virgil / Georgics / CorydonCorydon pines for Alexis
ROMAN BEEKEEPERS / VIRGILRoman beekeepers watch their bees swarming. Date: First published: 29 BC
ANCIENT / PLOUGHING / VIRGILPloughing with oxen. Date: First published: 29 BC
FARMING / WINTER / VIRGILThe farm in winter: the sheep & goats are brought in from pasture. Date: First published: 29 BC
ROMAN CELEBRATION / VIRGILDancing in honour of CERES (Demeter), the goddess of agriculture. On Ceres let him call & Ceres praise, With uncouth dances & with country lays. Date: First published: 29 BC
BACCHUS / VINES / VIRGILTending the vines, while Bacchus presides over the activities. Date: First published: 29 BC
Roman Farmers - LivestockFarmers appraising horses & cattle. Date: First published: 29 BC
CATTLE FARMING / BULLSCattle farming: rival bulls battle for the leadership of the herd. Date: First published: 29 BC
BIRTH OF APICULTUREThe birth of Apiculture: when heifers are sacrificed, bees swarm from them; a gift from the gods to the pious. Date: First published: 29 BC
Mopsus & Menalcas / VirgilMopsus & Menalcas sing praises of Daphnis
Georgics by Virgil. 29 BC. Miniature depicting two musiciansPublius Vergilius Maro (70 BC-19 BC). Roman poet. Georgics. 29 BC. Manuscript. 15th century. Fol.51. Miniature depicting two musicians playing instruments. Library University of Valencia. Spain
Cyrene & AristaeusThe nymph CYRENE in her underwater palace, with her son ARISTAEUS. Date: First published: 29 BC
Roman Gardeners / VirgilAboriculture: gardeners tending their trees. Date: First published: 29 BC
Roman Husband & Wife" The wife & husband equally conspire, To work by night & rake the winter fire; He sharpens torches in the glim ring room
Virgil / Georgics / WinterTHE GEORGICS Hunting and other winter activities Date: first published 29 BC
Virgil / Georgics / VinesI teach thee next the diff ring soils to know, the light for Vines, the heavier for the Plow. Date: First published: 29 BC
Roman Cattle StrickenCattle farming : the herd struck by cattle plague - slaughtering the infected animals
Virgil / Tityrus MeliboeusTITYRUS & MELIBOEUS
Moeris & Lycidas / VirgilMoeris tells Lycidas how he has been dispossessed of his family estates
Pan, Sylvanus & ApolloGallus (Virgils patron), unhappy in love, is comforted by Pan, Sylvanus & Apollo
Menalcas & DamaetasPalaemon asks to judge the song contest between Menalcas and Damaetas
Damon & Alphesiboeus, despairing swains, mourn their lost love
Song Contest / VirgilThyrsis and Corydon gather their flock as they start a song contest under a tree