Aeneid 12.161–174

Aen. 12.161Intereā rēgēs, ingentī mōle Latīnus
quadriiugō vehitur currū, cui tempora circum
aurātī bis sex radiī fulgentia cingunt,
Sōlis avī specimen;

Meanwhile the kings come out: Latinus, a huge figure, rides in a four-horse chariot, twelve golden rays shining round his temples, the sign of his grandfather the Sun;

Note. Interea rēgēs: the subject; the following clauses describe each king. ingentī mōle: 'of huge size, in great state'. bis sex: 'twelve'. Sōlis avī specimen: Latinus' family claimed descent from the Sun; the crown of rays is the sign of it.

Aen. 12.164bīgīs it Turnus in albīs,
165bīna manū lātō crispāns hastīlia ferrō;

Turnus comes behind a white pair, brandishing two broad-tipped spears in his hand;

Note. bīgīs … in albīs: 'in a two-horse chariot with white horses'. bīna … hastīlia: 'two spears', the distributive numeral. latō … ferrō: 'with broad iron heads'.

Aen. 12.166hinc pater Aenēās, Rōmānae stirpis orīgō,
sīdereō flagrāns clipeō et caelestibus armīs,
et iūxtā Ascanius, magnae spēs altera Rōmae,
prōcēdunt castrīs, pūrāque in veste sacerdōs
170saetigerī fētum suis intōnsamque bidentem
adtulit admōvitque pecus flagrantibus ārīs.

from the other side father Aeneas, source of the Roman race, blazing with his starry shield and heavenly arms, and beside him Ascanius, the second hope of great Rome, come out from the camp, and a priest in pure robes has brought the young of a bristly sow and an unshorn two-year-old sheep and led the animals to the blazing altars.

Note. Rōmānae stirpis orīgō: 'source of the Roman race'. sīdereō … clipeō: the shield made by Vulcan, shining like the stars. spēs altera Rōmae: 'the second hope of Rome', after Aeneas. saetigerī fētum suis: 'the young of a bristly sow', a piglet. intōnsam bidentem: 'an unshorn two-year-old sheep'. pecus: the animals together.

Aen. 12.172Illī ad surgentem conversī lūmina sōlem
dant frūgēs manibus salsās et tempora ferrō
summa notant pecudum paterīsque altāria lībant.

Turning their eyes to the rising sun, they offer salted meal from their hands, mark the animals' foreheads with a knife, and pour libations on the altars from bowls.

Note. Illī: the leaders. conversī lūmina: 'having turned their eyes', accusative of respect. frūgēs … salsās: the salted meal sprinkled on victims. tempora … summa notant: they cut hairs from the animals' foreheads as a first offering. paterīs: 'from shallow bowls'.