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Vergil · Aeneid X

Aeneid 10.118–145

The Trojan camp under siege

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Aen. 10.118Intereā Rutulī portīs circum omnibus īnstant
sternere caede virōs et moenia cingere flammīs.
Meanwhile the Rutulians press on round all the gates, to lay men low in slaughter and ring the walls with flames.
Aen. 10.120At legiō Aeneadum vallis obsessa tenētur,
nec spēs ūlla fugae.
But the legion of Aeneas' men is held shut in by the palisade, and there is no hope of escape.
Aen. 10.121Miserī stant turribus altīs
nēquīquam et rārā mūrōs cinxēre corōnā
Asius Imbrasidēs Hicetāoniusque Thymoetēs
Assaracīque duo et senior cum Castore Thymbris,
125prīma aciēs;
The wretched men stand on the high towers in vain and have ringed the walls in a thin circle: Asius son of Imbrasus, Thymoetes son of Hicetaon, the two Assaraci, and old Thymbris with Castor, the front rank;
Aen. 10.125hōs germānī Sarpēdonis ambō
et Clarus et Thaemōn Lyciā comitantur ab altā.
with these go both brothers of Sarpedon, Clarus and Thaemon, from high Lycia.
Aen. 10.127Fert ingēns tōtō cōnīxus corpore saxum,
haud partem exiguam montis, Lyrnēsius Acmōn,
nec Clytiō genitōre minor nec frātre Menestheō.
Lyrnesian Acmon carries a huge rock, straining with his whole body, no small part of a mountain, no less a man than his father Clytius or his brother Menestheus.

Aen. 10.130Hī iaculīs, illī certant dēfendere saxīs
mōlīrīque ignem nervōque aptāre sagittās.
Some strive to defend with javelins, others with stones, and to hurl fire and fit arrows to the string.
Aen. 10.132Ipse inter mediōs, Veneris iūstissima cūra,
Dardanius caput ecce puer dētēctus honestum,
quālis gemma micat, fulvum quae dīvidit aurum,
135aut collō decus aut capitī;
In their midst, look, is the Dardan boy himself, Venus' most rightful care, his handsome head uncovered, like a jewel that gleams set in tawny gold, an ornament for neck or head;
Aen. 10.135vel quāle per artem
inclūsum buxō aut Ōriciā terebinthō
lūcet ebur;
or as ivory gleams, skilfully inlaid in boxwood or Orician terebinth;
Aen. 10.137fūsōs cervīx cui lactea crīnīs
accipit et mollī subnectēns circulus aurō.
his milk-white neck receives his flowing hair, and a circlet of soft gold binds it beneath.
Aen. 10.139Tē quoque magnanimae vīdērunt, Ismare, gentēs
140volnera dīrigere et calamōs armāre venēnō,
Maeoniā generōsē domō, ubi pinguia culta
exercentque virī Pactōlusque inrigat aurō.
You too, Ismarus, the great-hearted nations saw aiming wounds and arming shafts with poison, noble son of a Maeonian house, where men work the rich tilled fields and the Pactolus waters them with gold.

Aen. 10.143Adfuit et Mnēstheus, quem pulsī prīstina Turnī
aggere moerōrum sublīmem glōria tollit,
145et Capys: hinc nōmen Campānae dūcitur urbī.
Mnestheus was there too, whom the glory of having driven Turnus from the rampart of the walls the day before raises on high, and Capys: from him the name of the Campanian city is drawn.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (132 words)
intereā, adv.in the meantime, meanwhile
porta, -ae, f.gate; door
circum, prep. with acc.around
omnis, -eall, every
īnstō, -āre, -stitīpress on; be at hand
sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātusspread out; furnish with couches (of a room)
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
vir, virī, m.man
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
moenia, -ium, n. plur.walls
cingō, cingere, cinxī, cinctussurround, gird
flamma, -ae, f.flame
at, conj.but
legiō, -ōnis f.legion
vallis, -is, f.valley
obsideō, -sidēre, -sēdī, -sessusbeset, besiege
teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tushold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
spēs, speī, f.hope
ūllus, -a, -umany
fuga, -ae, f.flight
miser, misera, miserumwretched, unhappy
stō, stāre, stetī, statusstand
turris, -is f.tower; siege tower
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
nēquīquam (adv.)in vain, without reason
rārus, -a, -umscattered, few
mūrus, -ī, m.wall
corōna, -ae f.crown, wreath (sub corōnā vēndere: sell as slaves)
Asius, -ī m.; Āsius, -a, -umAsius, a Trojan warrior; (adj.) Asian, of the Asian marsh by the Cayster
que, enclitic conj.and
duo, -ae, -o, plur. adj.two
senior, -ōris m.elder; seniores: the elders (of the people)
cum, prep, with abl.with
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
germānus, -ī m.brother (of the same parents)
ambō, -ae, -ōboth
comitor, -ārī, -ātus sumaccompany, follow
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
cōnītor, -ī, -nīxus (-nīsus) sumstrive hard, struggle; make every effort
corpus, corporis, n.body
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
exiguus, -a, -umsmall, scanty, short
mōns, montis, m.mountain
Lyrnēsius, -a, -umof Lyrnesus, a town in the Troad
genitor, -ōris m.father
parvus, -a, -umlittle, small
frāter, frātris, m.brother
iaculum, -ī n.javelin, dart
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscontend, compete, vie
dēfendō, -fendere, -fendī, -fēnsusward off; defend
mōlior, -īrī, -ītus sumwork at, contrive, plot
ignis, -is, m.fire
nervus, -ī, m.sinew, muscle
aptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfit, adjust, make ready
sagitta, -ae, f.arrow
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
iūstus, -a, -umjust
cūra, -ae f.care, concern (cūrae esse: to be a concern)
Dardanius, -a, -umDardanian, of Dardanus; Trojan
caput, capitis, n.head
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
puer, puerī, m.boy
dētegō, -ere, -tēxī, -tēctusuncover, unroof; reveal
honestus, -a, -umrespected, honourable
quālis, -eof what sort? what kind of?
gemma, -ae f.jewel, precious stone; bud
micō, -āre, -uīflash, glitter
fulvus, -a, -umtawny, yellow-brown
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
dīvidō, -videre, -vīsī, -vīsusdivide, separate
aurum, -ī, n.gold
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
collum, -ī, n.neck
decus, -oris n.honour, glory; what is fitting, propriety
velor; vel … vel: either … or
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
ars, artis, f.art
inclūdō, -clūdere, -clūsī, -clūsusshut up in, inclose, imprison
buxus, -ī f.box tree; boxwood (pale yellow)
Ōricius, -a, -umof Oricum, a port in Epirus
terebinthus, -ī f.terebinth tree; its wood
lūceō, -ēre, lūxīshine, give light
ebur, -oris n.ivory; anything made of ivory (here a sword sheath)
fundō, -ere, fūdī, fūsumpour; rout, scatter (an enemy)
cervīx, -īcis f.neck (often pl.)
lacteus, -a, -ummilky, of milk; orbis lacteus, the Milky Way
crīnis, -is m.hair, a lock of hair
accipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake to oneself, receive, accept; hear; suffer
mollis, -esoft, weak
subnectō, -ere, -nexuī, -nexumtie underneath, fasten
circulus, -ī m.circle; a group of people gathered to talk
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
quoque, adv.also
magnanimus, -a, -umgreat-hearted, noble
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
gēns, gentis, f.race, nation
vulnus, vulneris, n.wound
dīrigō (dērigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctusset straight, arrange in line; dērēctus: straight
calamus, -ī m.reed, cane; a reed pen
armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātusarm, equip
venēnum, -ī, n.poison
Maeonius, -a, -umMaeonian, Lydian; (loosely) Phrygian, Asiatic
generōsē, adv.nobly, in a manner worthy of one's birth
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
ubi, adv.where; conj., when
pinguis, -efat
colō, colere, coluī, cultustill, cultivate; inhabit; worship
exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitusexercise
irrigō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswater, irrigate
adsum, adesse, adfuībe present, be at hand
pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsusdrive, drive away, beat, rout
prīstinus, -a, -umformer
agger, aggeris m.mound, siege ramp
sublīmis, -ehigh, lofty; in sublīme: up on high
glōria, -ae, f.glory
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
hinc, adv.from this place, hence
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
Campānus, -a, -umCampanian, of Campania (or Capua)
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
urbs, urbis, f.city
Vergil, Aeneid X. Latin text: J. B. Greenough, The Bucolics, Aeneid, and Georgics of Virgil (Boston, 1881), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: drafted by our own tagger (trained on the hand-checked texts on this site), with every doubtful word checked by hand. English translation and section titles: written for this app, each checked against the Latin by a second reader.