The Eclogues are a series of ten poems that Virgil wrote circa 40 BC.
The majority of these poems deal with shepherds and their various concerns. The fourth Eclogue is decidedly different in this respect. In the poem Virgil makes several statements about a child destined to bring a Golden Age and free the world from fear. Early Christian scholars (such as Saint Augustine) read this poem and concluded that this child that Virgil spoke of had to be the Messiah: Jesus Christ.
Later writers, such as the Italian poet Dante, would also interpret this poem to be a prophecy regarding the Christ.
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