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Vergil · Aeneid XI

Aeneid 11.445–467

The Trojans advance; Turnus calls to arms

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Aen. 11.445Illī haec inter sē dubiīs dē rēbus agēbant
certantēs;
So they were debating among themselves the uncertain state of affairs, contending;
Aen. 11.446castra Aenēās aciemque movēbat:
nūntius ingentī per rēgia tēcta tumultū
ecce ruit magnīsque urbem terrōribus implet,
īnstrūctōs aciē Tiberīnō ā flūmine Teucrōs
450Tyrrhēnamque manum tōtīs dēscendere campīs.
Aeneas was moving camp and battle-line: look, a messenger rushes through the royal palace in great uproar and fills the city with great terrors: the Teucrians, drawn up in battle-line, and the Tyrrhenian band are coming down from the Tiber river across all the plains.
Aen. 11.451Extemplō turbātī animī concussaque vulgī
pectora et adrēctae stimulīs haud mollibus īrae.
At once the people's minds were thrown into confusion, their hearts shaken, and their anger roused by goads not gentle.
Aen. 11.453Arma manū trepidī poscunt, fremit arma iuventūs,
flent maestī mussantque patrēs.
In alarm they call for arms, the young men roar for arms; the fathers weep in sorrow and mutter.
Aen. 11.454Hīc undique clamor
455dissēnsū variō magnus sē tollit in aurās
haud secus atque altō in lūcō cum forte catervae
cōnsēdēre avium piscōsōve amne Padusae
dant sonitum raucī per stagna loquācia cycnī.
Here on every side a great clamour of varied discord rises into the air, just as when flocks of birds happen to have settled in a high grove, or by the fish-filled stream of Padusa the hoarse swans make a din across the chattering pools.

Aen. 11.459Immō, ait, Ō cīvēs adreptō tempore, Turnus,
460cōgite concilium et pācem laudāte sedentēs:
illī armīs in regna ruunt.
'Yes indeed, citizens,' says Turnus, seizing the moment, 'call a council and sit praising peace: they are rushing in arms upon the kingdom.'
Aen. 11.461Nec plūra locūtus
corripuit sēsē et tēctīs citus extulit altīs.
Saying no more, he snatched himself up and swiftly went out of the high halls.
Aen. 11.463Tū, Voluse, armārī Volscōrum ēdīce maniplōs,
dūc, ait, et Rutulōs.
'You, Volusus, order the companies of the Volsci to arm,' he says, 'and lead out the Rutulians too.
Aen. 11.464Equitem Messāpus in armīs
465et cum frātre Corās lātīs diffundite campīs.
Messapus, and Coras with your brother, spread the cavalry in arms over the broad plains.
Aen. 11.466Pars aditūs urbis firmet turrīsque capessat,
cētera, quā iussō, mēcum manus īnferat arma.
Let part secure the approaches to the city and man the towers; let the rest of the force bear arms with me where I command.'

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Grammar in this passage: indirect statement ×2, ablative absolute ×1

Latin vocabulary for this passage (118 words)
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
inter, prep, with acc.among, between
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
dubius, -a, -umdoubtful, uncertain
dē, prep, with abl.down from, from, out of; about, concerning, of
rēs, reī, f.thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really
agō, agere, ēgī, āctusdrive; do; pass, lead; grātiās agere, see grātia
certō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscontend, compete, vie
castra, -ōrum, n. plur.camp
aciēs, -ēī, f.line of battle
que, enclitic conj.and
moveō, movēre, mōvī, mōtusmove
nūntius, -ī, m.messenger; message
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
per, prep, with ace.through, by means of
rēgius, -a, -umroyal, kingly
tēctum, -ī n.roof; house
tumultus, -ūs m.uproar, uprising
ecce (interj.)look! see! here is
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrusrush
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
urbs, urbis, f.city
terror, -ōris, m.terror, fright
impleō, -ēre, -plēvī, -plētumfill; fulfil, complete
īnstruo, -struere, -strūxī, -strūctusbuild in or into; draw up; equip, furnish,
Tiberīnus, -a, -umof the Tiber
ā, ab (prep. + abl.)away from, from; by (ā only before consonants)
flūmen, -minis, n.river
Tyrrhēnus, -a, -umEtruscan; mare Tyrrhēnum: the sea west of Italy
manus, -ūs, f.hand
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
dēscendō, -scendere, -scendī, -scēnsusclimb down, descend
campus, -ī, m.plain, field
extemplō, adv.immediately, straightway, at once
turbō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusconfuse, throw into disorder, disturb, trouble
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
concutiō, -ere, -cussī, -cussusshake violently; shake, weaken
vulgus, -ī n.the common people, the crowd
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
arrigō (adrigō), -ere, -rēxī, -rēctusset upright; rouse, excite
stimulus, -ī m.goad; in Caesar an iron spike set in the ground
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
mollis, -esoft, weak
īra, -ae, f.anger, wrath
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
trepidus, -a, -umanxious, alarmed; critical, dangerous
poscō, poscere, poposcīask, demand
fremō, -ere, -uī, -itumroar, growl; grumble (in + acc.: at)
iuventūs, -ūtis f.youth; the young men
fleō, -ēre, flēvī, flētumweep
maestus, -a, -umsad, dejected, gloomy
mussō, -āre, -āvīmutter, murmur; hesitate in silence, be at a loss
pater, patris, m.father
hīc, adv.here; hereupon
undique, adv.from or on all sides
clāmor, -ōris, m.shout, cry
dissēnsus, -ūs m.disagreement, dissent
varius, -a, -umvarious
tollō, tollere, sustulī, sublātuslift, raise; take away, remove; ancorās tollere, to weigh anchor
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
aura, -ae, f.air, breeze
secus (prep. + acc.)beside, along
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
altus, -a, -umhigh, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep
lūcus, -ī m.sacred grove
cum, conj.when, while, after; since; although
forte, adv.by chance, accidentally
caterva, -ae f.crowd, band, troop
cōnsīdō, -sīdere, -sēdī, -sessussit down
avis, -is, f.bird
piscōsus, -a, -umfull of fish
amnis, -is m.river
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
sonitus, -ūs, m.sound, noise
raucus, -a, -umhoarse; harsh-sounding, clanging
stagnum, -ī n.pool, standing water
loquāx, -ācistalkative, chattering
cycnus, -ī m.swan
immō (adv.)no rather, on the contrary; immō vērō: no, indeed, even
āiō (defective)say, affirm; ut aiunt: as they say
ō (interj.)O! oh!
cīvis, -is, m. and f.citizen, fellow-citizen, subject
arripiō, -ere, -ripuī, -reptusseize, snatch up
tempus, temporis, n.time, season
cōgō, cōgere, coēgī, coāctusdrive together, collect; compel
concilium, -ī n.meeting, council
pāx, pācis f.peace
laudō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumpraise
sedeō, sedēre, sēdī, sessussit
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
plūrēs, -a, plur. adj.more, many, several
loquor, loquī, locūtusspeak
corripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptusseize, snatch, snatch up
citus, -a, -umquick, swift
efferō, -ferre, extulī, ēlātumcarry out, bring out
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātusarm, equip
ēdīcō, -dīcere, -dīxī, -dictusdeclare, proclaim, appoint
manipulus, -ī m.maniple (a company of soldiers)
dūcō, dūcere, dūxī, ductuslead; make, dig; with or without in mātrimōnium, marry
eques, equitis m.horseman; (pl.) cavalry
cum, prep, with abl.with
frāter, frātris, m.brother
lātus, -a, -umbroad, wide
diffundō, -fundere, -fūdī, -fūsuspour forth, spread or shed abroad, diffuse
pars, partis, f.part, side, direction
aditus, -ūs, m.approach, entrance
firmō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusstrengthen, secure
turris, -is f.tower; siege tower
capessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītustake hold of; rem pūblicam capessere: go into public life
cēterī, -ae, -a, plur. adj.the other, the remaining, the rest of
quā, adv.in which place, where
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
ego, meī, pers. pron.I
īnferō, īnferre, intulī, inlātusbring in or against, wage against; inflict
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.