Context: The Georgics' tone wavers between optimism and pessimism, sparking critical debate on the poet's intentions, but the work lays the foundations for later didactic poetry. Virgil and Maecenas are said to have taken turns reading the Georgics to Octavian upon his return from defeating Antony and Cleopatra at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.

Question: Octavian defeated Antony and Cleopatra at which battle?
Answer: Battle of Actium

Question: When did Octavian return from the Battle of Actium?
Answer: 31 BC

Question: Who took turns with Virgil to read the Georgics to Octavian?
Answer: Maecenas

Question: When were the Georgics published?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who wrote the Georgics?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Where were the Georgics written?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: What did most of Virgil's writing compose of?
Answer: Unanswerable

Question: Who funded the writing of the Georgics?
Answer: Unanswerable