The Works of Virgil (4th-5th century) - Page 4

⚠The manuscript text is severely faded. A large, repetitive modern digital watermark ("© Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana ALL RIGHTS RESERVED") is overlaid across the entire page, significantly obscuring the original handwriting.

The manuscript text is severely faded. A large, repetitive modern digital watermark from the Vatican Apostolic Library is overlaid across the entire page, significantly obscuring the original handwriting.

Vatican Codex

By Publius Virgilius Maro

original: "Publii Virgilii Maronis." Virgil (70–19 BCE) was the preeminent poet of the Roman Empire.

The twelve books of the Aeneid with

The Aeneid is Virgil's epic masterpiece detailing the journey of Aeneas from the ruins of Troy to the founding of the Roman lineage in Italy.

certain marginal commentaries

scholia Scholia are ancient or medieval explanatory notes written in the margins of a text to help the reader understand difficult passages or historical context.

and figures

The "figures" mentioned here refer to the rare and famous late-antique illustrations that accompany the text in this specific manuscript, known as the Vergilius Vaticanus.

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