Aen. 7.691At Messāpus, equum domitor, Neptūnia prōlēs,
quem neque fās ignī cuiquam nec sternere ferrō,
iam prīdem residēs populōs dēsuētaque bellō
agmina in arma vocat subitō ferrumque retractat.But Messapus, tamer of horses, offspring of Neptune, whom no one may lay low with fire or steel, suddenly calls to arms peoples long inactive and columns unused to war, and handles the sword again. Aen. 7.695Hī Fescennīnās aciēs Aequōsque Faliscōs.These hold the Fescennine ranks and the Aequi Falisci. Aen. 7.696Hī Sōractis habent arcēs Flāvīniaque arva
et Ciminī cum monte lacum lūcōsque Capēnōs.These hold the heights of Soracte, and the Flavinian fields, and the lake and mountain of Ciminus, and the groves of Capena. Aen. 7.698Ībant aequātī numerō rēgemque canēbant,
ceu quondam niveī liquida inter nūbila cycnī,
700cum sēsē ē pāstū referunt et longa canōrōs
dant per colla modōs, sonat amnis et Asia longē
pulsa palūs.They marched in even ranks and sang of their king, as at times snow-white swans among the clear clouds, when they return from feeding and give out tuneful notes through their long necks; the river sounds, and the Asian marsh, struck far off. Aen. 7.703Nec quisquam aerātās aciēs ex agmine tantō
miscērī putet, āeriam sed gurgite ab altōNor would anyone think that bronze-armed ranks were being massed from so great a host, but that from the deep sea an airy
Lectitō › Vergil › Aeneid, Book 7 › Aeneid 7.691–704
Vergil · Aeneid VII
Aeneid 7.691–704
Messapus and his columns
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Latin vocabulary for this passage (77 words)
| at, conj. | but |
| equus, -ī, m. | horse |
| domitor, -ōris m. | tamer, breaker (of horses); conqueror |
| Neptūnius, -a, -um | of Neptune; Neptūnia Troia: Troy, whose walls Neptune built |
| prōlēs, -is f. | offspring, children |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| fās (indecl.) n. | what is right by divine law (fās est: it is allowed) |
| ignis, -is, m. | fire |
| quisquam, quicquam, indef. pron. | any one, anything |
| sternō, -ere, strāvī, strātus | spread out; furnish with couches (of a room) |
| ferrum, -ī n. | iron; iron point, sword |
| iam, adv. | now, already |
| prīdem (adv.) | long ago; iam prīdem: long since |
| reses, -idis | inactive, sluggish |
| populus, -ī m. | people, nation |
| dēsuēscō, -ere, -suēvī, -suētum | become unaccustomed; dēsuētus: out of practice |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| bellum, -ī, n. | war |
| agmen, -minis, n. | band, column |
| in, prep. with acc. and abl. | with acc.: into, onto, against; with abl.: in, on |
| arma, -ōrum, n. plur. | arms, weapons |
| vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call, summon |
| subitō, adv. | unexpectedly, suddenly |
| retractō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | handle again, touch again |
| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| Fescennīnus, -a, -um | of Fescennia in Etruria; Fescennine (verses), ribald |
| aciēs, -ēī, f. | line of battle |
| Faliscus, -a, -um | of the Falisci, a people of southern Etruria |
| habeō, -ēre, -uī, -itus | have, hold; consider |
| arx, arcis f. | citadel, stronghold |
| Flāvīnius, -a, -um | of Flavina, a town in Etruria |
| arvum, -ī n. | ploughed field, field |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| cum, prep, with abl. | with |
| mōns, montis, m. | mountain |
| lacus, -ūs, m. | lake |
| lūcus, -ī m. | sacred grove |
| Capēnus, -a, -um | Capene; porta Capēna: the Capene Gate, in the southern wall of Rome |
| eō, īre, iī, itus | go |
| aequō, -āre, -āvī, -ātum | make equal |
| numerus, -ī, m. | number |
| rēx, rēgis, m. | king |
| canō, -ere, cecinī, cantus | sing; of a trumpet: sound (receptuī canere: sound the retreat) |
| ceu (adv.) | as, like, just as |
| quondam (adv.) | once, formerly, at one time |
| niveus, -a, -um | snowy, snow-white |
| liquidus, -a, -um | liquid, flowing; clear |
| inter, prep, with acc. | among, between |
| nūbila, -ōrum n. pl. | clouds, the cloudy sky |
| cycnus, -ī m. | swan |
| cum, conj. | when, while, after; since; although |
| suī, sibi, sē or sēsē, reflexive pron. | himself, herself, itself, themselves |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| pāstus, -ūs m. | feeding, grazing; pasture, food |
| referō, referre, rettulī, relātus | bring or carry back, return; pedem referre, to draw back, retire, retreat; grātiam referre, see grātia |
| longus, -a, -um | long; tedious |
| canōrus, -a, -um | tuneful, melodious |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| collum, -ī, n. | neck |
| modus, -ī, m. | way, manner |
| sonō, -āre, sonuī, sonitus | make a sound, sound |
| amnis, -is m. | river |
| Asius, -ī m.; Āsius, -a, -um | Asius, a Trojan warrior; (adj.) Asian, of the Asian marsh by the Cayster |
| longē, adv. | far |
| pellō, pellere, pepulī, pulsus | drive, drive away, beat, rout |
| palūs, -ūdis, f. | swamp, marsh |
| aerātus, -a, -um | covered or fitted with bronze |
| tantus, -a, -um | so great or much |
| misceō, miscēre, miscuī, mīxtus | mix, mingle |
| putō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | think |
| āerius, -a, -um | airy; high, lofty |
| sed, conj. | but |
| gurges, -itis m. | whirlpool; the deep, the sea |
| ā, ab (prep. + abl.) | away from, from; by (ā only before consonants) |
| altus, -a, -um | high, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep |
Vergil, Aeneid VII. 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.