Aen. 5.286Hōc pius Aenēās missō certāmine tendit
grāmineum in campum, quem collibus undique curvīs
cingēbant silvae, mediāque in valle theātrī
circus erat;This contest finished, dutiful Aeneas makes his way to a grassy plain, which woods ringed on all sides with curving hills, and in the middle of the valley was the circle of a theatre; Aen. 5.289quō sē multīs cum mīlibus hērōs
290cōnsessū medium tulit exstrūctōque resēdit.there the hero went with many thousands into the middle of the gathering and sat down on a raised seat. Aen. 5.291Hīc, quī forte velint rapidō contendere cursū,
invītat pretiīs animōs, et praemia pōnit.Here, for any who might wish to compete in the swift race, he tempts their spirits with rewards and sets out prizes. Aen. 5.293Undique conveniunt Teucrī mīxtīque Sicānī,
Nīsus et Euryalus prīmī,
295Euryalus fōrmā īnsignis viridīque iuventā,
Nīsus amōre piō puerī;From all sides Trojans gather mixed with Sicilians, Nisus and Euryalus first, Euryalus famous for his beauty and fresh youth, Nisus for his devoted love of the boy; Aen. 5.296quōs deinde secūtus
rēgius ēgregiā Priamī dē stirpe Diōrēs;after them followed royal Diores, of Priam's noble line; Aen. 5.298hunc Salius simul et Patrōn, quōrum alter Acarnān,
alter ab Arcadiō Tegeaeae sanguine gentis;after him Salius and Patron together, one of them an Acarnanian, the other of Arcadian blood, of the Tegean race; Aen. 5.300tum duo Trīnacriī iuvenēs, Helymus Panopēsque,
adsuētī silvīs, comitēs seniōris Acestae;then two Sicilian youths, Helymus and Panopes, used to the woods, companions of old Acestes; Aen. 5.302multī praetereā, quōs fāma obscūra recondit.many besides, whom obscure fame hides.
Aen. 5.303Aenēās quibus in mediīs sīc deinde locūtus:
Accipite haec animīs, laetāsque advertite mentēs:
305nēmō ex hōc numerō mihi nōn dōnātus abībit.Then Aeneas, in their midst, spoke thus: 'Take this to heart, and turn your glad minds to it: no one of this number will go away without a gift from me. Aen. 5.306Gnōsia bīna dabō levātō lūcida ferrō
spīcula caelātamque argentō ferre bipennem;I shall give each two Cretan spears shining with polished iron and a double axe chased with silver to carry off; Aen. 5.308omnibus hic erit ūnus honōs.this one honour will be for all. Aen. 5.308Trēs praemia prīmī
accipient flāvāque caput nectentur olīvā.The first three will receive prizes and have their heads crowned with pale-green olive. Aen. 5.310Prīmus equum phalerīs īnsignem victor habētō;Let the first, the victor, have a horse splendid with trappings; Aen. 5.311alter Amāzoniam pharetram plēnamque sagittīs
Thrēïciīs, lātō quam circum amplectitur aurō
balteus et teretī subnectit fībula gemmā;the second an Amazonian quiver full of Thracian arrows, which a belt of broad gold encircles and a clasp with a polished gem fastens beneath; Aen. 5.314tertius Argolicā hāc galeā contentus abitō.let the third go away content with this Argive helmet.'