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Vergil · Aeneid XI

Aeneid 11.664–689

Camilla's victims

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Aen. 11.664Quem tēlō prīmum, quem postrēmum, aspera virgō,
665dēicis?
Whom first, whom last, fierce maiden, do you bring down with your weapon?
Aen. 11.665Aut quot humī morientia corpora fundis?Or how many dying bodies do you lay on the ground? Aen. 11.666Eunaeum Clitiō prīmum patre, cuius apertum
adversī longā trānsverberat abiete pectus:
sanguinis ille vomēns rīvōs cadit atque cruentam
mandit humum moriēnsque suō sē in volnere versat.
First Eunaeus, son of Clytius, whose unguarded breast, as he faced her, she pierces through with her long pine shaft: vomiting streams of blood he falls and bites the bloody earth, and dying writhes upon his wound.
Aen. 11.670Tum Līrim Pagasumque super;Then Liris and Pagasus besides; Aen. 11.670quōrum alter habēnās
suffossō revolūtus equō dum colligit, alter
dum subit ac dextram lābentī tendit inermem,
praecipitēs pariterque ruunt.
one, thrown backwards as his horse was stabbed from under him, while he gathers up the reins, the other, while he comes up and stretches out his unarmed right hand to his falling friend, fall headlong together.
Aen. 11.673Hīs addit Amastrum
Hippotadēn, sequiturque incumbēns ēminus hastā
675Tēreaque Harpalycumque et Dēmophoōnta Chrominque;
To these she adds Amastrus son of Hippotas, and leaning in with her spear she pursues from afar Tereus and Harpalycus and Demophoon and Chromis;
Aen. 11.676quotque ēmissa manū contorsit spīcula virgō,
tot Phrygiī cecidēre virī.
and as many darts as the maiden sent whirling from her hand, so many Phrygian men fell.

Aen. 11.677Procul Ornytus armīs
ignōtīs et equō vēnātor Iāpyge fertur,
cui pellis lātōs umerōs ērepta iuvencō
680pugnātōrī operit, caput ingēns ōris hiātus
et mālae tēxēre lupī cum dentibus albīs,
agrestīsque manūs armat sparus;
Further off Ornytus the hunter rides in strange armour on an Iapygian horse; a hide stripped from a fighting bullock covers his broad shoulders, the huge gaping mouth and jaws of a wolf with white teeth cover his head, and a rustic pike arms his hands;
Aen. 11.682ipse catervīs
vertitur in mediīs et tōtō vertice suprā est.
he himself moves in the midst of the troops and stands a whole head above them.
Aen. 11.684Hunc illa exceptum, neque enim labor agmine versō,
685trāicit et super haec inimīcō pectore fātur:
Silvīs tē, Tyrrhēne, ferās agitāre putāstī?
Him she catches, for it is no labour when the column is routed, and runs him through, and over him speaks these words with hostile heart: 'Did you think, Tyrrhenian, you were hunting wild beasts in the woods?
Aen. 11.687Advēnit quī vestra diēs muliebribus armīs
verba redarguerit.
The day has come that refutes your people's words with a woman's arms.

Aen. 11.688Nōmen tamen haud leve patrum
mānibus hoc referēs, tēlō cecidisse Camillae.
Yet this is no slight renown you will carry to the shades of your fathers, that you fell by the weapon of Camilla.'

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Grammar in this passage: ablative absolute ×2, indirect statement ×3

Latin vocabulary for this passage (125 words)
quī, quae, quod, rel. pron.who, which
tēlum, -ī, n.missile, spear, weapon
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
postrēmus, -a, -umlast
asper, -era, -erumrough, harsh; difficult
virgō, virginis, f.maiden
dēiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow down, cast, drive out of one's course
aut, conj.or; aut ... aut, either ... or
quot (indecl.)how many
humus, -ī f.ground, earth; humī: on the ground
morior, morī, mortuusdie
corpus, corporis, n.body
fundō, -ere, fūdī, fūsumpour; rout, scatter (an enemy)
pater, patris, m.father
apertus, -a, -umopen
adversus, -a, -umfacing; unfavourable, unsuccessful
longus, -a, -umlong; tedious
trānsverberō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuspierce through, transfix
abiēs, -etis f.fir tree
pectus, pectoris, n.breast
sanguis, sanguinis, m.blood
ille, illa, illud, dem. pron.that; he, she, it, they; ille ... hīc, see hīc
vomō, -ere, -uī, -itusvomit, spew out, pour forth
rīvus, -ī m.stream, brook
cadō, cadere, cecidī, cāsūrusfall
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
cruentus, -a, -umbloody, blood-stained
mandō, -ere, mandī, mānsuschew, eat
que, enclitic conj.and
suus, -a, -umhis, her, its, or their own; his, her, its, their
suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron.himself, herself, itself, themselves
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
vulnus, vulneris, n.wound
versō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusturn about; (pass. or reflexive) move about, be engaged
tum, adv.then, at that time
super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.)over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning
alter, -era, -erumone or the other (of two); another, second
habēna, -ae f.rein
suffodiō, -ere, -fōdī, -fossusdig under, undermine; stab from below
revolvō, -ere, -volvī, -volūtusroll back, roll away
equus, -ī, m.horse
dum, conj.while, as; as long as; until
colligō, -ere, -lēgī, -lēctumgather, collect (sē colligere: recover oneself)
subeō, -īre, -iī, -itusgo under; undergo, submit to, sustain, bear, endure
dextra, -ae, f.right hand (manus understood)
lābor, lābī, lapsusslip, glide, fall
tendō, -ere, tetendī, tentumstretch out; hold out
inermis, -eunarmed
praeceps, -cipitisheadlong
pariter (adv.)equally, alike; at the same time
ruō, -ere, -ī, -itūrusrush
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditusadd, put to
sequor, sequī, secūtusfollow
incumbō, -ere, -cubuī, -cubitumlean on; throw oneself into, devote oneself to
ēminus (adv.)at a distance, from afar
hasta, -ae f.spear
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
ēmittō, -mittere, -mīsī, -missussend out or forth
manus, -ūs, f.hand
contorqueō, -ēre, -torsī, -tortuswhirl, hurl with force
spīculum, -ī n.point, sharp tip; dart, arrow
tot (indecl.)so many
Phrygius, -a, -umPhrygian, of Phrygia in central Asia Minor
vir, virī, m.man
procul, adv.at or from a distance, far
arma, -ōrum, n. plur.arms, weapons
ignōtus, -a, -umunknown
vēnātor, -ōris m.hunter
Iāpyx, -ygisIapygian, Apulian
ferō, ferre, tulī, lātusbear, bring
pellis, -is, f.hide, skin, pelt
lātus, -a, -umbroad, wide
umerus, -ī, m.shoulder
ēripiō, -ripere, -ripuī, -reptussnatch out or away, rescue
iuvencus, -ī m.young bull, bullock
pugnātor, -ōris m.fighter, warrior; (adj.) fighting, warlike
operiō, -īre, -uī, -ertuscover
caput, capitis, n.head
ingēns, -gentis, adj.huge, vast
ōs, ōris, n.mouth
hiātus, -ūs m.gaping mouth, chasm
māla, -ae f.jaw, cheek
tegō, tegere, tēxī, tēctuscover
lupus, -ī m.wolf
cum, prep, with abl.with
dēns, dentis, m.tooth
albus, -a, -umwhite
agrestis, -eof the country, rustic; boorish
armō, -āre, -āvi, -ātusarm, equip
sparus, -ī m.a small hunting spear
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
caterva, -ae f.crowd, band, troop
vertō, vertere, vertī, versusturn
medius, -a, -ummid, middle
tōtus, -a, -umall the, the whole or entire
vertex, -icis m.top of the head, crown; summit
suprā, adv. and prep. with acc.above, before
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
excipiō, -cipere, -cēpī, -ceptustake out or up, receive, welcome, entertain
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
enim, conj.for
labor, -ōris, m.labor, toil
agmen, -minis, n.band, column
trāiciō, -icere, -iēcī, -iectusthrow across, strike through, pierce
inimīcus, -a, -umunfriendly, hostile
for, fārī, fātus sumspeak, say
silva, -ae, f.wood, forest
tū, tuī, pers. pron.thou, you
Tyrrhēnus, -a, -umEtruscan; mare Tyrrhēnum: the sea west of Italy
fera, -ae, f.wild animal, beast
agitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusdrive about; discuss, debate
putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusthink
adveniō, -venīre, -vēnī, -ventuscome to or toward, approach, arrive
vester, -tra, -trumyour
diēs, -ēī, m. and f.day
muliebris, -eof a woman, womanly; (n. pl.) a woman's part
verbum, -ī, n.word
redarguō, -ere, -guīrefute, prove false
nōmen, -minis, n.name (that by which one is known)
tamen, adv.however, yet, nevertheless
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
levis, -elight, slight
mānēs, -ium, m. plur.spirit, shade
referō, referre, rettulī, relātusbring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia
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.