Aeneid, Book 2
Vergil, Aeneid II
Aeneas tells the fall of Troy: the wooden horse, Laocoön, the night battle, Priam's death and the flight with Anchises. 31 sections, 365 sentences, each with an English translation.
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- Aen. 2.1–20Aeneas begins his storyConticuēre omnēs, intentīque ōra tenēbant.
- Aen. 2.21–39The Greeks withdraw to TenedosEst in cōnspectū Tenedos, nōtissima fāmā īnsula, dīves opum, Priamī dum regna…
- Aen. 2.40–56Laocoön's warningPrīmus ibi ante omnīs, magnā comitante catervā, Lāocoön ārdēns summā dēcurrit…
- Aen. 2.57–76Sinon is brought inEcce, manūs iuvenem intereā post terga revīnctum pāstōrēs magnō ad rēgem…
- Aen. 2.77–104Sinon's tale: PalamedesCūncta equidem tibi, Rēx, fuerit quodcumque, fatēbor vēra, inquit;
- Aen. 2.105–144Sinon's tale: the sacrificeTum vērō ārdēmus scītārī et quaerere causās, ignārī scelerum tantōrum artisque…
- Aen. 2.145–194Sinon's tale: the horseHīs lacrimīs vītam damus, et miserēscimus ultrō.
- Aen. 2.195–233Laocoön and the serpentsTālibus īnsidiīs periūrīque arte Sinōnis crēdita rēs, captīque dolīs…
- Aen. 2.234–249The horse enters TroyDīvidimus mūrōs et moenia pandimus urbis.
- Aen. 2.250–267Night: the Greeks returnVertitur intereā caelum et ruit ōceanō nox, involvēns umbrā magnā terramque…
- Aen. 2.268–297Hector's ghostTempus erat, quō prīma quiēs mortālibus aegrīs incipit, et dōnō dīvom…
- Aen. 2.298–317Troy wakes to fireDīversō intereā miscentur moenia lūctū, et magis atque magis, quamquam sēcrēta…
- Aen. 2.318–346Panthus brings the newsEcce autem tēlīs Panthus ēlāpsus Achīvom, Panthus Othryadēs, arcis Phoebīque…
- Aen. 2.347–369Aeneas rallies his bandQuōs ubi cōnfertōs audēre in proelia vīdī, incipiō super hīs: Iuvenēs,…
- Aen. 2.370–401The Greek disguisePrīmus sē, Danaum magnā comitante catervā, Androgeōs offert nōbīs, socia agmina…
- Aen. 2.402–437Cassandra and the fall of the bandHeu nihil invītīs fās quemquam fīdere dīvīs!
- Aen. 2.438–452The siege of Priam's palaceHīc vērō ingentem pugnam, ceu cētera nusquam bella forent, nūllī tōtā…
- Aen. 2.453–468The rear door and the towerLīmen erat caecaeque forēs et pervius ūsus tēctōrum inter sē Priamī, postēsque…
- Aen. 2.469–505Pyrrhus breaks inVestibulum ante ipsum prīmōque in līmine Pyrrhus 470 exsultat, tēlīs et lūce…
- Aen. 2.506–525Priam arms himselfForsitan et Priamī fuerint quae fāta requīrās.
- Aen. 2.526–558The death of PriamEcce autem ēlāpsus Pyrrhī dē caede Polītēs, ūnus nātōrum Priamī, per tēla, per…
- Aen. 2.559–566Aeneas remembers his ownAt mē tum prīmum saevus circumstetit horror 560 Obstipuī;
- Aen. 2.588–623Venus reveals the gods at workcum mihi sē, nōn ante oculīs tam clāra, videndam 590 obtulit et pūrā per noctem…
- Aen. 2.624–633Troy falls like a felled ashTum vērō omne mihi vīsum cōnsīdere in ignīs 625 Īlium et ex īmō vertī Neptūnia…
- Aen. 2.634–649Anchises refuses to leaveAtque ubi iam patriae perventum ad līmina sēdis 635 antīquāsque domōs, genitor,…
- Aen. 2.650–670Back to armsTālia perstābat memorāns, fīxusque manēbat.
- Aen. 2.671–678Creusa's pleaHinc ferrō accingor rūrsus clipeōque sinistram īnsertābam aptāns, mēque extrā…
- Aen. 2.679–691The flame on Iulus' headTālia vōciferāns gemitū tēctum omne replēbat, 680 cum subitum dictūque oritur…
- Aen. 2.692–751The star, and the flight from TroyVix ea fātus erat senior, subitōque fragōre intonuit laevum, et dē caelō lāpsa…
- Aen. 2.752–794Creusa's ghostPrīncipiō mūrōs obscūraque līmina portae, quā gressum extuleram, repetō, et…
- Aen. 2.795–804The exiles gatherSīc dēmum sociōs cōnsūmptā nocte revīsō.
Vergil, Aeneid II. Latin text: J. B. Greenough (Boston, 1881), public domain; digital text from the Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA. Word analysis: LatinCy, then every word checked and corrected by hand. Vocabulary: F. Ritchie (1903, public domain) and entries written for this app. English translation, notes and grammar hints: written for this app.