Aen. 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.
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Vergil · Aeneid VI
Aeneid 6.752–755
Anchises takes his stand on a mound
In brief. Leading Aeneas and the Sibyl into the murmuring crowd, Anchises climbs a mound from which he can see the faces of the souls as they pass before him in a long line.
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| 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 |
Vergil, Aeneid VI. 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.