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Georgics

Virgil's Georgics are the second of the three major poetic works ascribed to the poet. It was published probably around 29 BC and, as the name suggests, the subject of the poem is agriculture. Divided into four books, it is also the shortest of Virgil's main poetry, with only 2188 hexametric verses. The poem draws on a variety of prior sources and has influenced many later authors from antiquity to the present. - Summary by Leni

Year of Publication: 1881Genres: Epics,Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

Running Time: 02 hours 51 minutes 43 seconds(14 chapters)

Language: EnglishRead by: Cavaet, Phil Schempf, Lucy Kempton

#	Chapter Name
	Book 1, Part 1:The Invocation; Spring Ploughing; Treatment of the Land; Irrigation; The Beginnings of Agriculture Lucy Kempton	11:35
	Book 1, Part 2: Tools and Tasks; Ancient Maxims; Star-Lore; Appropriate Times for Tasks Cavaet	10:03
	Book 1, Part 3: Storms; The Worship Of Ceres; Weather Signs; The Portents At Julius Caesar’s Death; A Prayer for Augustus’s Success Shreya Sethi	18:39
	Book 2, Part 1: Methods of Propagation; The Labour Required; Treatment Of Individual Species; The Effects of Climate and Location; A Celebration of Italy KevinB	14:08
	Book 2, Part 2: The Nature of Various Soils; The Recognition of Soil Types; Planting A Vineyard Lucy Kempton	13:12
	Book 2, Part 3: Care of The Vineyard; A Wealth of Trees And Plants; The Joys Of The True Life Lucy Kempton	14:43
	Book 3, Part 1: Introduction; Breeding Stock Cavaet	9:18
	Book 3, Part 2: Care of the Sire and Dam; Care of Calves and Foals; The Dangers of Desire Cavaet	11:40
	Book 3, Part 3: The Care of Sheep and Goats; The Herdsmen of Africa and Scythia; Tending the Flocks Cavaet	10:53
	Book 3, Part 4: The Treatment of Diseases; The Plague Cavaet	9:04
	Book 4, Part 1: Introduction; Location and Maintenance of the Apiary; The Fighting Swarms; The Surrounding Garden Phil Schempf	12:39
	Book 4, Part 2: The Nature and Qualities of Bees; Gathering The Honey; Disease in Bees; Autogenesis of Bees Phil Schempf	13:40
	Book 4, Part 3: Aristaeus And His Mother Cyrene; The Capture of Proteus Phil Schempf	11:51
	Book 4, Part 4: Orpheus and Eurydice; Aristaeus Sacrifices to Orpheus; Virgil’s Envoi Phil Schempf	10:18