Magia Polla

Magia Polla (known also as Maia,[1] fl. I century BC) was an ancient Roman woman, mother of the poet Virgilius.[2][3][4][5]

Biography

Magia Polla was the daughter of Magius, a rich merchant of the Magia gens,[6][7][8] and perhaps had Celtic origins on her mother's side.[9]

She married Virgilius Maro Ficulus, a potter who was initially employed by her father, but who later gained some wealth as a beekeeper and small landowner.[10]

They had three sons:[11] Silus, Flaccus[11] and Virgilius (70 BC - 19 BC), who became one of the greatest Roman poets.[4][11][12][13]

After her husband's death, Magia remarried with Lucius Scoedius and had another son, Proculus.[14]

References

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  3. ^ Moormann, Eric M.; Uitterhoeve, Wilfried (2004). Miti e personaggi del mondo classico. Dizionario di storia, letteratura, arte, musica (in Italian). Mondadori Bruno. ISBN 978-88-424-9972-5.
  4. ^ a b Penna, Antonio La (2013-09-02). La letteratura latina del primo periodo augusteo (42-15 a.C.) (in Italian). Gius.Laterza & Figli Spa. ISBN 978-88-581-1024-9.
  5. ^ Nardoni Davide, Publius Vergilius Maro Parthenias, in Il Tartarello, n. 1-3, September 4.
  6. ^ Conway, Robert Seymour (1915). The youth of Vergil: a lecture delivered in the John Rylands Library on 9 December, 1914. S.l.: s.n.] pp. 14–41.
  7. ^ Piero Gualtierotti, Castel Goffredo dalle origini ai Gonzaga, Mantova, pp. 96-98, 2008
  8. ^ Franco Maggi, La Gens Magia di Casalpoglio, in Il Tartarello, n. 3, eptember 11.
  9. ^ Giornale storico e letterario della Liguria ... (in Italian). G. B. Marsano. 1932.
  10. ^ "PUBLIO VIRGILIO MARONE - VIRGILIUS MARO". romanoimpero.com. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  11. ^ a b c Carus, Titus Lucretius (1877). Tito Lucrezio Caro: Della natura delle cose libri sei (in Italian). E. Sonzogno.
  12. ^ Atti della Reale Accademia economico-agraria dei Georgofili di Firenze (in Italian). 1930.
  13. ^ "Virgilio - Enciclopedia". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-01-11.
  14. ^ Marone, Publio Virgilio (2012-07-19). Eneide (in Italian). Newton Compton Editori. ISBN 978-88-541-4399-9.