Virgil
publication date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 (part of Spring 2012)
category: 
Literature
clue: The Greeks had Homer, but the Romans had this author of the Aeneid and the Georgics.
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Richard Slominsky, Matthew Preston, Denise Sawicki, Joanna Woods, Erik Bates, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, and Aaron Shurtleff
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