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Vergil · Aeneid X

Aeneid 10.362–379

Pallas rallies the Arcadians

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Aen. 10.362At parte ex aliā, quā saxa rotantia lātē
impulerat torrēns arbustaque dīruta rīpīs,
Arcadas īnsuētōs aciēs īnferre pedestrīs
365ut vīdit Pallās Latiō dare terga sequācī
(aspera Quīs nātūra locī dīmittere quandō
suāsit equōs), ūnum quod rēbus restat egēnīs,
nunc prece, nunc dictīs virtūtem accendit amārīs:
Quō fugitis, sociī?
But in another part, where a torrent had driven rolling rocks far and wide and bushes torn from its banks, when Pallas saw the Arcadians, unused to advancing in lines on foot, turning their backs to the pursuing Latins (since for once the roughness of the ground had persuaded them to let their horses go), then, the one thing left in desperate straits, now with prayer, now with bitter words he kindles their courage: 'Where are you fleeing, comrades?
Aen. 10.369Per vōs et fortia facta,
370per ducis Evandrī nōmen dēvictaque bella spem que, meam patriae quae nunc subit aemula, laudī
fīdite nē.pedibus
By yourselves and your brave deeds, by the name of your leader Evander and the wars he won, and by my hope, which now rises to rival my father's glory, do not trust in your feet.

Aen. 10.372Ferrō rumpenda per hostīs
est via.
A way must be broken through the enemy with the sword.
Aen. 10.373Quā globus ille virum dēnsissimus urget,
hāc vōs et Pallanta ducem patria alta reposcit.
Where that mass of men presses thickest, there our lofty homeland calls for you and for Pallas your leader.
Aen. 10.375Nūmina nūlla premunt, mortālī urgēmur ab hoste
mortālēs, totidem nōbīs animaeque manūsque.
No gods press us; we mortals are pressed by a mortal enemy; we have as many lives and as many hands as they.
Aen. 10.377Ecce, maris magnā claudit nōs obice pontus,
dēest iam terra fugae: pelagus Troiamne petēmus?
Look, the sea shuts us in with a great barrier of water; there is no land left now for flight: shall we make for the open sea, or for Troy?'
Aen. 10.379Haec ait et medius dēnsōs prōrumpit in hostīs.So he speaks, and bursts into the middle of the dense enemy.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (100 words)
at, conj.but
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
quā, adv.in which place, where
saxum, -ī, n.rock, stone
rotō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuswhirl, swing round; roll along, spin
lātēwidely
impellō, -pellere, -pulī, -pulsusdrive or urge on, incite, urge
torrēns, -entis m.torrent, rushing stream; winter stream
arbustum, -ī n.orchard, plantation of trees (for training vines)
que, enclitic conj.and
dīruō, -ruere, -ruī, -rutuspull down, demolish
rīpa, -ae, f.bank
īnsuētus, -a, -um (+ gen.)unused (to), unaccustomed
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātusbring in or against, wage against; inflict
pedester, -tris, -treon foot, infantry (pedestrēs cōpiae: infantry)
ut, conj.as; when; that; ita ut, as
videō, vidēre, vīdī, vīsussee; pass., seem
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
tergum, -ī, n.back
sequāx, -ācisfollowing closely, pursuing; pliant, clinging
asper, -era, -erumrough, harsh; difficult
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
nātūra, -ae, f.nature, character
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
dīmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend different ways, send forth or away, despatch; let slip, lose
quandō (adv.)when; (after sī) ever
suādeō, -ēre, suāsī, suāsusadvise, urge
equus, -ī, m.horse
ūnus, -a, -umone; only, alone
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
restō, -āre, restitīstay behind, remain
egēnus, -a, -umneedy, in want; as a noun: the poor
nunc, adv.now
prex, precis f. (usu. pl.)prayer, entreaty
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
accendō, -cendere, -cendī, -cēnsuskindle, light
amārus, -a, -umbitter
quō, adv.to what place? whither? to which place, whither; for which reason, wherefore, therefore; quō ūsque, till when? how long?
fugiō, fugere, fūgī, fugitūrusflee, run away
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
vōsplur. of tū
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
fortis, -ebrave
factum, -ī n.deed, act
dux, ducis, m. and f.leader, commander
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
dēvincō, -ere, -vīcī, -victusconquer completely, subdue
bellum, -ī, n.war
spēs, speī, f.hope
meus, -a, -ummy, mine
patria, -ae, f.fatherland, country
subeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure
aemulus, -a, -umrivalling; (as noun) a rival
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
fīdō, -ere, fīsus sumtrust, rely on (+ dat. or abl.); fīdēns, confident, bold
nē, adv.not; nē ... quidem, not ... even; conj., that not, lest
pēs, pedis, m.foot
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
rumpō, rumpere, rūpī, ruptusbreak, burst
hostis, -is, m. and f.enemy, foe
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
via, -ae, f.road, way
globus, -ī m.ball; band, group of people
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
vir, virī, m.man
dēnsus, -a, -umthick
urgeō, -ēre, ursīpress hard
hāc (adv.)this way, by this route; hāc … hāc: here … there
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
reposcō, -eredemand back, claim
nūmen, -inis n.divine power, divinity
nūllus, -a, -umnot any, none, no
premō, premere, pressī, pressuspress, check, restrain
mortālis, -emortal
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
totidem (indecl.)just as many
nōsplur. of ego
anima, -ae, f.breath, soul, life
manus, -ūs, f.hand
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
mare, maris, n.sea
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
claudō, -ere, clausī, clausumclose, shut; (agmen) bring up the rear
obex, -icis m./f.bar, bolt, barrier; obstacle
dēsum, deesse, dēfuībe lacking, fail
iam, adv.now, already
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
fuga, -ae, f.flight
pelagus, -ī n.the sea, the open sea
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
prōrumpō, -ere, -rūpī, -ruptumburst forth
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
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.