Aen. 9.168Haec super ē vallō prōspectant Trōēs et armīs
alta tenent, nec nōn trepidī formīdine portās
170explōrant pontīsque et prōpugnācula iungunt,
tēla gerunt.The Trojans look out on this from the rampart above and hold the heights with arms; and, anxious with fear, they also test the gates, join up bridges and battlements, and carry weapons. Aen. 9.171Īnstat Mnēstheus ācerque Serestus,
quōs pater Aenēās, sīquandō adversa vocārent,
rēctōrēs iuvenum et rērum dedit esse magistrōs.Mnestheus and fierce Serestus urge them on, whom father Aeneas appointed to be leaders of the young men and masters of affairs, should adversity ever call. Aen. 9.174Omnis per mūrōs legiō, sortīta perīclum,
175excubat exercetque vices, quod cuique tuendum est.All the troops along the walls, sharing out the danger by lot, keep watch and take turns, each at the post he must guard.
Lectitō › Vergil › Aeneid, Book 9 › Aeneid 9.168–175
Vergil · Aeneid IX
Aeneid 9.168–175
The Trojans guard their walls
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| hic, haec, hoc, dem. pron. | this; ille ... hīc, that ... this, the former ... the latter |
| super (prep. + acc. or abl.; also adv.) | over, above, on top of; upon; about, concerning |
| ex, ē (prep. + abl.) | out of, from; of (ē only before consonants) |
| vallum, -ī n. | rampart, palisade |
| prōspectō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | look out at, gaze at |
| et, conj. | and; et ... et, both ... and |
| arma, -ōrum, n. plur. | arms, weapons |
| altus, -a, -um | high, deep; altum, -ī, n., the deep |
| teneō, -ēre, -uī, -tus | hold, keep; hold back, restrain, stop |
| neque or nec, conj. | and not, nor; neque ... neque, neither ... nor; neque enim, for ... not |
| nōn, adv. | not |
| trepidus, -a, -um | anxious, alarmed; critical, dangerous |
| formīdō, -inis f. | fear, dread; something to be dreaded |
| porta, -ae, f. | gate; door |
| explōrō, -plōrāre, -plōrāvī, -plōrātus | search out, explore |
| pōns, pontis, m. | bridge |
| que, enclitic conj. | and |
| prōpugnāculum, -ī n. | bulwark, defence |
| iungō, iungere, iūnxī, iūnctus | join; yoke, harness |
| tēlum, -ī, n. | missile, spear, weapon |
| gerō, gerere, gessī, gestus | carry, wear; carry on, do |
| īnstō, -āre, -stitī | press on; be at hand |
| ācer, ācris, ācre | sharp, shrill |
| quī, quae, quod, rel. pron. | who, which |
| pater, patris, m. | father |
| sīquandō (conj.) | if ever |
| adversus, -a, -um | facing; unfavourable, unsuccessful |
| vocō, -āre, -āvī, -ātus | call, summon |
| rēctor, -ōris m. | ruler, guide, director |
| iuvenis, -is, m. | young man, youth |
| rēs, reī, f. | thing, matter, affair, circumstance, situation; rē vērā, in truth, in fact, really |
| dō, dare, dedī, datus | give |
| sum, esse, fuī, futūrus | be |
| magister, -trī, m. | master |
| omnis, -e | all, every |
| per, prep, with ace. | through, by means of |
| mūrus, -ī, m. | wall |
| legiō, -ōnis f. | legion |
| sortior, -īrī, -ītus | cast or draw lots |
| perīculum, -ī, n. | danger, peril, risk |
| excubō, -āre, -cubuī, -cubitum | keep watch, stand guard; stay out at night |
| exerceō, -ercēre, -ercuī, -ercitus | exercise |
| vicis (gen.), vicem f. | change, turn; in vicem: in turn |
| quisque, quaeque, quidque, indef. pron. | each |
| tueor, -ērī, tuitus sum | watch over, protect, defend |
Vergil, Aeneid IX. 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.