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Vergil · Aeneid XI

Aeneid 11.203–224

Latin mourning and discord

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Aen. 11.203Nec minus et miserī dīversā in parte Latīnī
innumerās strūxēre pyrās, et corpora partim
205multa virum terrae īnfodiunt āvectaque partim
fīnitimōs tollunt in agrōs urbīque remittunt,
cētera cōnfūsaeque ingentem caedis acervum
nec numerō nec honōre cremant: tunc undique vāstī
certātim crēbrīs conlūcent ignibus agrī.
No less, in another part, the wretched Latins too built countless pyres, and of the many bodies of men they partly bury some in the earth, and partly lift and carry them away to the neighbouring fields and send them back to the city; the rest, a vast heap of confused slaughter, they burn without count or honour: then on every side the wide fields gleam in rivalry with crowded fires.
Aen. 11.210Tertia lūx gelidam caelō dīmōverat umbram:
maerentēs altum cinerem et cōnfūsa ruēbant
ossa focīs tepidōque onerābant aggere terrae.
The third day's light had driven the chill shadow from the sky: mourning, they were raking up the deep ash and the bones mingled in the hearths, and loading them with a warm mound of earth.
Aen. 11.213Iam vērō in tēctīs, praedīvitis urbe Latīnī,
praecipuus fragor et longī pars maxima lūctūs.
But now in the houses, in the city of wealthy Latinus, is the loudest outcry and the greatest share of the long lament.

Aen. 11.215Hīc mātrēs miseraeque nurūs, hīc cāra sorōrum
pectora maerentum puerīque parentibus orbī
dīrum exsecrantur bellum Turnīque hymenaeōs:
ipsum armīs ipsumque iubent dēcernere ferrō,
quī regnum Ītaliae et prīmōs sibi poscat honōrēs.
Here mothers and wretched daughters-in-law, here the loving hearts of grieving sisters and boys bereft of their parents curse the dreadful war and Turnus' marriage: they bid him decide it himself with arms, himself with the sword, since he claims for himself the kingdom of Italy and the highest honours.
Aen. 11.220ingravat haec saevus Drancēs sōlumque vocārī
testātur, sōlum poscī in certāmina Turnum.
Fierce Drances adds weight to this and testifies that Turnus alone is called, Turnus alone challenged to combat.
Aen. 11.222Multa simul contrā variīs sententia dictīs
prō Turnō, et magnum rēgīnae nōmen obumbrat,
multa virum meritīs sustentat fāma tropaeīs.
At the same time, on the other side, many an opinion in varied words speaks for Turnus, and the great name of the queen shelters him; much fame upholds the man with the trophies he has earned.

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×2

Latin vocabulary for this passage (105 words)
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
minus, comp. adv.less
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
miser, misera, miserumwretched, unhappy
dīversus, -a, -umturned different ways, opposite, contrary, different
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
innumerus, -a, -umcountless
struō, -ere, strūxī, strūctusbuild, construct; arrange
pyra, -ae f.funeral pyre
corpus, corporis, n.body
partim (adv.)partly (partim … partim: some … others)
multus, -a, -ummuch, great; plur., many
vir, virī, m.man
terra, -ae, f.land, earth
īnfodiō, -ere, -fōdī, -fossusdig in, bury
āvehō, -vehere, -vexī, -vectuscarry away
que, enclitic conj.and
fīnitimus, -a, -umneighboring, adjoining
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
ager, agri, m.field, land
urbs, urbis, f.city
remittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missumsend back; give up, remit
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.the other, the remaining, the rest of
cōnfundō, -ere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour together, mingle; throw into disorder, confuse
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
caedēs, -is, f.cutting down, killing, slaughter
acervus, -ī m.heap, pile
numerus, -ī, m.number
honor, -ōris, m.honor
cremō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumburn
tunc (adv.)then, at that time
undique, adv.from or on all sides
vāstus, -a, -umwaste, huge, enormous, vast
certātim (adv.)eagerly, vying with one another
crēber, -bra, -brumfrequent, numerous; close together
conlūceō, -ēreshine all over, blaze
ignis, -is, m.fire
tertius, -a, -umthird
lūx, lūcis, f.light
gelidus, -a, -umicy, ice-cold
caelum, -ī, n.heaven, sky
dīmoveō, -ēre, -mōvī, -mōtusmove apart, stir aside
umbra, -ae, f.shadow, shade
maereō, -ēregrieve, be sad
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
cinis, cineris m.ashes
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrusrush
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
focus, -ī m.hearth, fireplace; (fig.) home
tepidus, -a, -umwarm, lukewarm
onerō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusload, burden
agger, aggeris m.mound, siege ramp
iam, adv.now, already
vērō, adv.in truth, indeed; however
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
praedīves, -itisvery rich
praecipuus, -a, -umspecial, particular, outstanding
fragor, -ōris m.crash, din
longus, -a, -umlong; tedious
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
lūctus, -ūs m.grief, mourning
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
māter, mātris, f.mother
nurus, -ūs f.daughter-in-law
cārus, -a, -umdear, precious
soror, -ōris, f.sister
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
puer, puerī, m.boy
parēns, -entis m./f.parent
orbus, -a, -umbereaved, orphaned, childless
dīrus, -a, -umdreadful
exsecror, -ārī, -ātus sumcurse, detest
bellum, -ī, n.war
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
dēcernō, -ere, dēcrēvī, dēcrētumdecide, decree
ferrum, -ī n.iron; iron point, sword
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
poscō, poscere, poposcīask, demand
ingravō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusweigh down; make worse, aggravate; (of the heart) harden
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
saevus, -a, -umfierce, savage
sōlus, -a, -umalone
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
testor, -ārī, -ātus sumbear witness, declare, call to witness
certāmen, -minis, n.struggle, contest
simul, adv.at the same time; simul atque or ac, as soon as
contrā, prep, with acc.against, contrary to
varius, -a, -umvarious
sententia, -ae, f.opinion; purpose
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
prō, prep. with abl.before, in front of; for, in behalf of; for, as; in return for, for
rēgīna, -ae, f.queen
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
obumbrō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusovershadow, cover with shade
mereō, -ēre, meruī, meritusdeserve, earn
sustentō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumhold out, endure
fāma, -ae, f.report, rumor
tropaeum, -ī n.trophy, monument of victory; a victory
Vergil, Aeneid XI. 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.