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Aeneid 6.752–755
Anchises takes his stand on a mound
Vergil, Aeneid VI. Latin text with a sentence-by-sentence English translation, notes and vocabulary.
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Read in LectitōAen. 6.752Dīxerat Anchīsēs, nātumque ūnāque Sibyllam
conventūs trahit in mediōs turbamque sonantem,
et tumulum capit, unde omnēs longō ōrdine possit
755adversōs legere, et venientum discere vultūs.
Anchises had spoken, and he draws his son and the Sibyl with him into the middle of the gathering and the murmuring crowd, and takes his place on a mound from which he could look over them all, facing him in a long line, and learn their faces as they came.
Note. nātum ūnāque Sibyllam: 'his son and the Sibyl together'. conventūs: 'the gathering'. tumulum capit: 'takes his place on a mound'. unde … possit: relative clause of purpose. adversōs: 'facing him'. legere: 'survey', 'review' (as a general reviews troops). venientum = venientium. The parade that follows is a review of the future, a 'Show of Heroes' modelled on a Roman funeral, where masks of ancestors were carried in procession.
Vocabulary
| dīcō, dīcere, dīxī, dictus | say, speak; diem dīcere, to appoint or set a day |
| nātus, -ī m. | son; (pl.) children |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| ūnā | together, along |
| conventus, -ūs m. | meeting, assembly |
| trahō, trahere, trāxī, trāctus | draw, drag |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| medius, -a, -um | mid, middle |
| turba, -ae f. | crowd |
| sonō, -āre, sonuī, sonitus | make a sound, sound |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| tumulus, -ī m. | mound, hillock |
| capiō, capere, cēpī, captus | take, catch, seize; receive, suffer; adopt |
| unde, adv. | whence |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| longus, -a, -um | long; tedious |
| ōrdō, ōrdinis, m. | arrangement, order, rank; ex ōrdine, in order |
| possum, posse, potuī | be able, have power, can |
| adversus, -a, -um | facing; unfavourable, unsuccessful |
| legō, legere, lēgī, lēctus | choose, pick out; read |
| veniō, venīre, vēnī, ventus | come |
| discō, discere, didicī | learn |
| vultus, -ūs m. | face, expression |