Aen. 11.498Obvia cui Volscōrum aciē comitante Camilla
occurrit portīsque ab equō rēgīna sub ipsīs
500dēsiluit, quam tōta cohors imitāta relictīs
ad terram dēflūxit equīs;To meet him came Camilla, with her column of Volsci in attendance, and right at the gates the queen leapt down from her horse, and the whole troop, following her, left their horses and slid to the ground; Aen. 11.501tum tālia fātur:
Turne, suī meritō Sīqua est fīdūcia fortī,
audeō et Aeneadum prōmittō occurrere turmae
sōlaque Tyrrhēnōs equitēs īre obvia contrā.then she speaks thus: 'Turnus, if the brave may rightly have any confidence in themselves, I dare and I promise to meet the squadron of Aeneas' men and to ride alone against the Tyrrhenian horsemen. Aen. 11.505Mē sine prīmā manū temptāre perīcula bellī
tū pedes ad mūrōs subsiste et moenia servā.Let me try the first dangers of war with my hand; you stay on foot by the walls and guard the city.' Aen. 11.507Turnus ad haec, oculōs horrendā in virgine fīxus:
Ō decus Ītaliae virgō, quās dīcere grātēs
quāsve referre parem?Turnus to this, his eyes fixed on the awe-inspiring maiden: 'O maiden, glory of Italy, what thanks can I make ready to speak or to repay?
Aen. 11.509Sed nunc, est omnia quandō
510iste animus suprā, mēcum partīre labōrem.But now, since that spirit of yours is above all things, share the toil with me. Aen. 11.511Aenēās, ut fāma fidem missīque reportant
explōrātōrēs, equitum levia improbus arma
praemīsit, quaterent campōs;Aeneas, as rumour and the scouts we sent report reliably, has wickedly sent ahead his light-armed horsemen to scour the plains; Aen. 11.513ipse ardua montis
per dēserta iugō superāns adventat ad urbem.he himself, crossing the steep wastes of the mountain over the ridge, is approaching the city. Aen. 11.515Fūrta parō bellī convexō in trāmite silvae,
ut biviās armātō obsīdam mīlite faucēs.I am preparing a stratagem of war on the arched path through the wood, to block the two-way gorge with armed soldiers. Aen. 11.517Tū Tyrrhēnum equitem conlātīs excipe signīs;You must take on the Tyrrhenian cavalry in close engagement; Aen. 11.518tēcum ācer Messāpus erit turmaeque Latīnae
Tīburtīque manūs, ducis et tū concipe cūram.with you will be keen Messapus, the Latin squadrons and the band of Tiburtus; you too take up the charge of command.' Aen. 11.520Sīc ait, et paribus Messāpum in proelia dictīs
hortātur sociōsque ducēs et pergit in hostem.So he speaks, and with like words urges Messapus and the allied leaders to battle, and advances on the enemy.