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Vergil · Aeneid XI

Aeneid 11.225–242

Diomedes' answer arrives

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Aen. 11.225Hōs inter mōtūs, mediō in flagrante tumultū,
ecce super maestī magnā Diomēdis ab urbe
lēgātī respōnsa ferunt: nihil omnibus āctum
tantōrum impēnsīs operum, nīl dōna neque aurum
nec magnās valuisse precēs, alia arma Latīnīs
230quaerenda aut pācem Trōiānō ab rēge petendum.
Amid these commotions, in the midst of the blazing uproar, look, on top of all, the envoys, downcast, bring back the answer from the great city of Diomedes: nothing has been achieved for all the cost of such great efforts; gifts and gold and great entreaties have availed nothing; the Latins must look for other arms or seek peace from the Trojan king.
Aen. 11.231Dēficit ingentī lūctū rēx ipse Latīnus.King Latinus himself sinks beneath a vast grief. Aen. 11.232Fātālem Aenēān manifestō nūmine ferrī
admonet īra deum tumulīque ante ōra recentēs.
The anger of the gods and the fresh tombs before his eyes warn him that Aeneas is brought by fate, by the manifest will of heaven.
Aen. 11.234Ergō concilium magnum prīmōsque suōrum
235imperiō accītōs alta intrā līmina cōgit.
So he gathers a great council, the chief men of his people summoned by his command, within his lofty threshold.

Aen. 11.236ollī convēnēre fluuntque ad rēgia plēnīs
tēcta viīs.
They assembled and stream to the royal palace through the crowded streets.
Aen. 11.237Sedet in mediīs et maximus aevō
et prīmus scēptrīs haud laetā fronte Latīnus.
In the midst, greatest in years and first in sceptre, sits Latinus, with no glad brow.
Aen. 11.239Atque hīc lēgātōs Aetōlā ex urbe remissōs,
240quae referant, fārī iubet et respōnsa reposcit
ōrdine cūncta suō.
And here he bids the envoys sent back from the Aetolian city tell what they bring back, and demands all the replies, each in its order.
Aen. 11.241Tum facta silentia linguīs,
et Venulus dictō pārēns ita fārier īnfit:
Then tongues fell silent, and Venulus, obeying his command, begins to speak thus:

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (96 words)
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
mōtus, -ūs m.motion, movement; uprising
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
flagrō, -āre, -āvīblaze, burn; be inflamed (with: abl.)
tumultus, -ūs m.uproar, uprising
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
maestus, -a, -umsad, dejected, gloomy
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
urbs, urbis, f.city
lēgātus, -ī, m.ambassador
respōnsum, -ī, n.reply, answer, response
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
omnis, -eall, every
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
tantus, -a, -umso great or much
impēnsa, -ae f.expense, outlay
opus, operis, n.work, task
dōnum, -ī, n.gift
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
aurum, -ī, n.gold
valeō, -ēre, -uī, -itūrusbe strong or effectual, have effect, prevail
prex, precis f. (usu. pl.)prayer, entreaty
alius, -a, -udanother, other; aliī ... aliī, some ... others
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
Latīnus, -a, -umLatin
quaerō, quaerere, quaesīvī, quaesītusseek; ask, inquire
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
pāx, pācis f.peace
Trōiānus, -a, -umTrojan
rēx, rēgis, m.king
petō, -ere, -īvī or -iī, -ītusseek, ask; attack
dēficiō, -ficere, -fēcī, -fectusfail
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
lūctus, -ūs m.grief, mourning
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
fātālis, -efated, destined; fatal, deadly
manifestus, -a, -umplain, clear; caught in the act
nūmen, -inis n.divine power, divinity
admoneō, -ēre, -uī, -itusremind, warn, advise
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
deus, -ī, m.god
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
que, enclitic conj.and
ante, prep, with acc. and adv.before
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
recēns, -entisrecent, fresh
ergō (adv.)therefore, then; quid ergō? what then?
concilium, -ī n.meeting, council
prīmus, -a, -umfirst, foremost
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
imperium, -ī, n.command; sway, rule
acciō, -īre, -īvī, -ītussummon, send for
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
intrā, prep. with acc.within
līmen, -minis, n.threshold; door
cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctusdrive together, collect; compel
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
conveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome together, assemble
fluō, -ere, flūxīflow
ad, prep. with acc.to, toward; at, near; for
rēgius, -a, -umroyal, kingly
plēnus, -a, -umfull
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
via, -ae, f.road, way
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
aevum, -ī n.age, lifetime; old age
scēptrum, -ī n.sceptre; royal power
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
laetus, -a, -umglad, joyful
frōns, frontis, f.forehead
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
Aetōlus, -a, -umAetolian (Diomedes' Arpi was founded from Aetolia)
ex, ē (prep. + abl.)out of, from; of (ē only before consonants)
remittō, -ere, -mīsī, -missumsend back; give up, remit
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
for, fārī, fātus sumspeak, say
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
reposcō, -eredemand back, claim
ōrdō, ōrdinis, m.arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order
cūnctus, -a, -umall, the whole
tum, adv.then, at that time
faciō, facere, fēcī, factusmake, do; iter facere, see iter
silentium, -ī n.silence; silentiō: in silence, quietly
lingua, -ae f.tongue; language
dictum, -ī n.word, order (dictō audiēns: obedient)
pāreō, -ēre, -uīobey
ita, adv.in this manner, thus, so; ita ut, as
infit (defective)he begins (to speak)
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.