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Vergil · Aeneid V

Aeneid 5.746–761

Aeneas founds a city for Acestes

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Aen. 5.746Extemplō sociōs prīmumque arcessit Acestēn,
et Iovis imperium et cārī praecepta parentis
ēdocet, et quae nunc animō sententia cōnstet.
At once he summons his comrades, and Acestes first, and informs them of Jupiter's command and the instructions of his dear father, and of the resolve that now stands firm in his mind.
Aen. 5.749Haud mora cōnsiliīs, nec iussa recūsat Acestēs.There is no delay to the plans, nor does Acestes refuse the orders. Aen. 5.750Trānscrībunt urbī mātrēs, populumque volentem
dēpōnunt, animōs nīl magnae laudis egentēs.
They enrol the mothers for the city, and set down there the people who wish it, spirits that have no need of great glory.
Aen. 5.752Ipsī trānstra novant, flammīsque ambēsa repōnunt
rōbora nāvigiīs, aptant remōsque rudentēsque,
exiguī numerō, sed bellō vīvida virtūs.
They themselves renew the benches, replace on the ships the timbers eaten by flames, fit oars and ropes, few in number, but with courage lively for war.
Aen. 5.755Intereā Aenēās urbem dēsignat arātrō
sortīturque domōs;
Meanwhile Aeneas marks out the city with a plough and allots the houses;
Aen. 5.756hoc Īlium et haec loca Troiam
esse iubet.
he bids this be Ilium and these places Troy.

Aen. 5.757Gaudet regnō Trōiānus Acestēs,
indīcitque forum et patribus dat iūra vocātīs.
Trojan Acestes rejoices in his kingdom, proclaims a court and gives laws to the assembled fathers.
Aen. 5.759Tum vīcīna astrīs, Erycīnō in vertice sēdēs
760fundātur Venerī Īdaliae, tumulōque sacerdōs
ac lūcus lātē sacer additur Anchīsēō.
Then, near to the stars, on the summit of Eryx a seat is founded for Idalian Venus, and to Anchises' tomb are added a priest and a grove sacred far and wide.

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Latin vocabulary for this passage (84 words)
extemplō, adv.immediately, straightway, at once
socius, -ī, m.companion, comrade, ally
prīmum, adv.first, in the first place
que, enclitic conj.and
arcessō, -ere, -īvī, -ītuscall, summon, fetch
et, conj.and; et ... et, both ... and
imperium, -ī, n.command; sway, rule
cārus, -a, -umdear, precious
praeceptum, -ī n.instruction, order
parēns, -entis m./f.parent
ēdoceō, -ēre, -docuī, -doctuminform thoroughly, explain
quī, quae, quod, interrog. pron. adj.what?
nunc, adv.now
animus, -ī, m.mind; heart; spirit, courage
sententia, -ae, f.opinion; purpose
cōnstō, -stāre, -stitī, -stātūrusstand together, agree; consist;
haud, adv.not at all, by no means, not
mora, -ae, f.delay
cōnsilium, -ī, n.advice; plan, design, purpose; prudence
neque or nec, conj.and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not
iussum, -ī, n.order, command
recūsō, -cūsāre, -cūsāvī, -cūsātusgive a reason against, refuse
trānscrībō, -ere, -scrīpsī, -scrīptustransfer, enrol elsewhere; copy out; make over to
urbs, urbis, f.city
māter, mātris, f.mother
populus, -ī m.people, nation
volō, velle, voluīwish
dēpōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput down, deposit; lay aside, give up; ē memoriā dēpōnere, to forget
nihil, n., indecl.nothing
magnus, -a, -umlarge, big, great, mighty; loud
laus, laudis f.praise, glory
egeō, -ēre, eguī (+ abl. or gen.)need, lack, be in want of
ipse, ipsa, ipsum, intensive pron.self, himself, herself, itself, themselves; often to be rendered by very
trānstrum, -ī n.crossbeam, thwart
novō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusmake new; rēs novāre: bring about a revolution
flamma, -ae, f.flame
ambedō, -esse, -ēdī, -ēsuseat round, gnaw; consume
repōnō, -pōnere, -posuī, -positusput or set back; store up or away
rōbur, rōboris, n.oak
nāvigium, -ī n.vessel, ship
aptō, -āre, -āvī, -ātusfit, adjust, make ready
rēmus, -ī, m.oar
rudēns, -entis m.rope; (pl.) the rigging
exiguus, -a, -umsmall, scanty, short
numerus, -ī, m.number
sed, conj.but
bellum, -ī, n.war
vīvidus, -a, -umfull of life, lively, vigorous
virtūs, -tūtis, f.manliness, courage, bravery
intereā, adv.in the meantime, meanwhile
dēsignō, -āre, -āvī, -ātumpoint out, refer to
arātrum, -ī n.plough
sortior, -īrī, -ītuscast or draw lots
domus, -ūs, f.house, home
hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron.this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter
locus, -ī, m., plur. loca, -orum, n.place, situation
sum, esse, fuī, futūrusbe
iubeō, iubēre, iussī, iussusbid, order, command
gaudeō, gaudēre, gāvīsusbe glad, rejoice
regnum, -ī, n.royal power, rule, throne; kingdom, realm
Trōiānus, -a, -umTrojan
indīcō, -ere, -dīxī, -dictumproclaim, call (a meeting)
forum, -ī n.market place, public square
pater, patris, m.father
dō, dare, dedī, datusgive
iūs, iūris, n.right, justice, law; iūs dīcere, to pronounce judgment; iūs iūrandum, iūris iūrandī, oath
vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuscall, summon
tum, adv.then, at that time
vīcīnus, -ī m.neighbor
astrum, -ī n.star; (pl.) the heavens
Erycīnus, -a, -umof Eryx, the mountain in western Sicily; epithet of Venus, worshipped there
in, prep. with acc. and abl.with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on
vertex, -icis m.top of the head, crown; summit
sēdēs, -is, f.seat, abode
fundō, -āre, -āvī, -ātuslay the foundations of, found, establish
Īdalius, -a, -umof Idalium in Cyprus, sacred to Venus
tumulus, -ī m.mound, hillock
sacerdōs, -dōtis, m. and f.priest, priestess
atque, ac (conj.)and; after comparisons: as, than (ac only before consonants)
lūcus, -ī m.sacred grove
lātēwidely
sacer, sacra, sacrumsacred, holy
addō, -ere, -didī, -ditusadd, put to
Anchīsēus, -a, -umof Anchises
Vergil, Aeneid V. 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.