Pugh, Syrithe2024-11-112024-11-112024-12Pugh, S 2024, 'The Road Not Taken : Dante’s First Eclogue and Virgil’s Career', International Journal of the Classical Tradition, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 367–393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12138-024-00670-41874-6292ORCID: /0000-0002-9374-2227/work/165363475https://hdl.handle.net/2164/24603Open Access via the Springer Agreement This paper is based on a lecture for the Virgil Society, and I am grateful for the audience’s remarks and questions. I am also indebted to Stephen Hinds, Philip Hardie and Glenn Most, for their generous and helpful comments on an early draft.27683005engSubstantive connection via an eligible employment contractSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsPE EnglishPEJournal article10.1007/s12138-024-00670-4http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85199979542&partnerID=8YFLogxK