-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en»> http-equiv=content-type> Vergil’s commentary on political issues is discussed after analyzing the whole of the poet’s work. His political engagement — noticeable in much of his work, is clear.The new notion of the functional model, which the poet often used when making a political statement is introduced. New interpretations of a number of the Eclogues and passages of the Georgics and the Aeneid are given.