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, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Denise Sawicki, Mike Rothstein, Steve Dunn, Erik Bates, and Aaron Shurtleff
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