Aen. 9.314Ēgressī superant fossās noctisque per umbram
315castra inimīca petunt, multīs tamen ante futūrī
exitiō.Going out, they cross the ditches and through the shadow of night make for the enemy camp, yet destined first to be the death of many. Aen. 9.316Passim somnō vīnōque per herbam
corpora fūsa vident, arrēctōs lītore currūs,
inter lōra rotāsque virōs, simul arma iacēre,
vīna simul.Everywhere they see bodies sprawled on the grass in sleep and wine, chariots tilted up on the shore, men lying among the reins and wheels, arms lying about, and wine as well. Aen. 9.319Prior Hyrtacidēs sīc ōre locūtus:
320Euryale, audendum dextrā;The son of Hyrtacus spoke first thus: 'Euryalus, we must be bold with our right hands; Aen. 9.320nunc ipsa vocat rēs.now the occasion itself calls. Aen. 9.321Hāc iter est.Our way lies here. Aen. 9.321Tū, nē qua manus sē attollere nōbīs
ā tergō possit, custōdī et cōnsule longē;You, so that no band can rise against us from behind, keep watch and look out far around; Aen. 9.323haec ego vāsta dabō et lātō tē līmite dūcam.I will lay waste here and lead you on by a broad path.' Aen. 9.324Sīc memorat vōcemque premit;So he speaks and checks his voice; Aen. 9.324simul ēnse superbum
325Rhamnētem adgreditur, quī forte tapētibus altīs
exstrūctus tōtō prōflābat pectore somnum.at once he attacks proud Rhamnes with his sword, who, as it happened, propped up on high rugs, was breathing out sleep from his whole chest.
Aen. 9.327Rēx īdem et rēgī Turnō grātissimus augur,
sed nōn auguriō potuit dēpellere pestem.He was a king himself, and the augur most dear to King Turnus, but he could not ward off destruction by augury. Aen. 9.329Trīs iūxtā famulōs temerē inter tēla iacentīs
330armigerumque Remī premit aurīgamque sub ipsīs
nanctus equīs ferrōque secat pendentia colla;He cuts down three attendants lying carelessly near him among their weapons, and the armour-bearer of Remus, and catching the charioteer right beneath the horses, he severs their drooping necks with the sword; Aen. 9.332tum caput ipsī aufert dominō truncumque relinquit
sanguine singultantem;then he takes off the head of their master himself and leaves the trunk gurgling blood; Aen. 9.333ātrō tepefacta cruōre
terrā torīque madent.the ground and the couch are soaked, warmed with dark gore. Aen. 9.334Nec nōn Lamyrumque Lamumque
335et iuvenem Serrānum, illā quī plūrimā nocte
lūserat, īnsignis faciē, multōque iacēbat
membra deō victus: fēlīx, sī prōtinus illum
aequāsset noctī lūdum in lūcemque tulisset.Lamyrus too he slays, and Lamus, and young Serranus, who had played long into that night, remarkable for his looks, and lay with his limbs overcome by much of the god: fortunate, if he had made that game last as long as the night and carried it on into the light.
Aen. 9.339Impāstus ceu plēna leō per ovīlia turbāns
340(suādet enim vēsāna famēs) manditque trahitque
molle pecus mūtumque metū, fremit ōre cruentō:
nec minor Euryalī caedēs;Like an unfed lion causing havoc through full sheepfolds (for maddened hunger drives him), he mauls and drags the soft flock, dumb with fear, and roars with bloody mouth: no less is the slaughter of Euryalus; Aen. 9.342incēnsus et ipse
perfurit ac multam in mediō sine nōmine plēbem,
Fadumque Herbēsumque subit Rhoetumque Abarimque,
345ignārōs, Rhoetum vigilantem et cūncta videntem,
sed magnum metuēns sē post crātēra tegēbat;he too, inflamed, rages on, and falls upon a great nameless crowd in his path, and Fadus and Herbesus, and Rhoetus and Abaris, unaware; Rhoetus was awake and saw everything, but in fear was hiding behind a great mixing-bowl; Aen. 9.347pectore in adversō tōtum cui comminus ēnsem
condidit adsurgentī et multā morte recēpit.as he rose, Euryalus buried the whole sword in his breast at close quarters and drew it back with much death. Aen. 9.349Purpuream vomit ille animam et cum sanguine mīxta
350vīna refert moriēns;He vomits out his crimson life and, dying, brings up wine mixed with blood; Aen. 9.350hic fūrtō fervidus īnstat.the other presses on hotly with his stealthy work.
Aen. 9.351Iamque ad Messāpī sociōs tendēbat;And now he was making for the comrades of Messapus; Aen. 9.351ibi ignem
dēficere extrēmum et religātōs rīte vidēbat
carpere grāmen equōs: breviter cum tālia Nīsus.there he saw the last of the fire dying down, and the horses, tethered in due order, cropping the grass, when Nisus briefly spoke thus, Aen. 9.354sēnsit enim nimiā caede atque cupīdine ferrī:
355Absistāmus, ait, nam lūx inimīca propinquat.for he sensed that his friend was carried away by excessive slaughter and desire: 'Let us stop,' he says, 'for hostile daylight is approaching. Aen. 9.356Poenārum exhaustum satis est, via facta per hostīs.Enough vengeance has been exacted; a way has been made through the enemy.' Aen. 9.357Multa virum solidō argentō perfecta relinquunt
armaque crātērasque simul pulchrōsque tapētas.They leave behind many things of the men's wrought in solid silver, and arms, and mixing-bowls too, and beautiful rugs. Aen. 9.359Euryalus phalerās Rhamnētis et aurea bullīs
360cingula, Tīburtī Remulō dītissimus ōlim
quae mittit dōna hospitiō cum iungeret absēns
Caedicus, ille suō moriēns dat habēre nepōtī,
haec rapit atque umerīs nēquīquam fortibus aptat.Euryalus seizes the trappings of Rhamnes and his belt with golden studs, gifts which once the wealthy Caedicus sent to Remulus of Tibur when, though absent, he was forming a bond of friendship; Remulus, dying, gives them to his grandson to have; these Euryalus snatches and fits to his shoulders, brave in vain.
Aen. 9.365Tum galeam Messāpī habilem cristīsque decōram
induit.Then he puts on the helmet of Messapus, well-fitting and handsome with its crest. Aen. 9.366Excēdunt castrīs et tūta capessunt.They leave the camp and make for safety.