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Aeneid 12.107–112
Aeneas prepares
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Read in LectitōAen. 12.107Nec minus intereā māternīs saevos in armīs
Aenēās acuit Mārtem et sē suscitat īra,
oblātō gaudēns compōnī foedere bellum,
110tum sociōs maestīque metum sōlātur Iūlī,
fāta docēns, rēgīque iubet respōnsa Latīnō
certa referre virōs et pācis dīcere lēgēs.
Meanwhile, no less fierce in his mother's armour, Aeneas sharpens his warlike spirit and rouses himself with anger, glad that the war is being settled by the treaty offered; then he comforts his comrades and the fears of grieving Iulus, teaching them of the fates, and orders men to carry a firm answer to King Latinus and to state the terms of peace.
Note. Nec minus: Aeneas is equally eager. māternīs … in armīs: the armour Venus brought him from Vulcan in Book 8. saevos = saevus, an older spelling of the nominative. acuit Martem: 'sharpens his warlike spirit'. oblātō … foedere: 'by the treaty offered'. Iūlī: Ascanius. fāta docēns: 'telling them of the fates', i.e. the destiny of Rome. pācis dīcere lēgēs: 'to state the terms of peace'.
Vocabulary
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| minus, comp. adv. | less |
| intereā, adv. | in the meantime, meanwhile |
| māternus, -a, -um | of a mother, maternal |
| saevus, -a, -um | fierce, savage |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| arma, -ōrum, n. plur. | arms, weapons |
| acuō, -ere, acuī, acūtus | sharpen; stimulate |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| suscitō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | raise up, rouse; raise (the dead) |
| īra, -ae, f. | anger, wrath |
| offerō, offerre, obtulī, oblātus | bear to, proffer, offer |
| gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsus | be glad, rejoice |
| compōnō, -ere, -posuī, -positum | put together; mend, set in order |
| foedus, -eris n. | treaty, alliance |
| bellum, -ī, n. | war |
| tum, adv. | then, at that time |
| socius, -ī, m. | companion, comrade, ally |
| maestus, -a, -um | sad, dejected, gloomy |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| metus, -ūs m. | fear, dread |
| sōlor, -ārī, -ātus sum | comfort, console; relieve |
| fātum, -ī, n. | destiny, fate |
| doceo, -ēre, -uī, -tus | teach, explain |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussus | bid, order, command |
| respōnsum, -ī, n. | reply, answer, response |
| certus, -a, -um | determined, fixed, certain; certiōrem facere, to make more certain, inform |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| vir, virī, m. | man |
| pāx, pācis f. | peace |
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| lēx, lēgis f. | law |