the Aeneid-book 12

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at pater Aeneas audito nomine Turni
But father Aeneas, after he heard Turnus’ name,
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deserit et muros et summas deserit arces
abandoned the walls and abandoned the lofty citadels
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praecipitatque moras omnis, opera omnia rumpit
and cast aside all delays; he broke off all tasks,
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laetitia exsultans horrendumque intonat armis:
rejoicing in his joy, and thundered terribly on his weapons:
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quantus Athos aut quantus Eryx aut ipse coruscis
as big as Athos, or as Eryx, or as big as father Appennine himself
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cum fremit ilicibus quantus gaudetque nivali
when he roars with his quivering oak trees and rejoices,
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vertice se attollens pater Appenninus ad auras.
raising his snowy peak to the skies
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iam vero et Rutuli certatim et Troes et omnes
Now indeed the Rutuli and the Trojans and all the Italians
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convertere oculos Itali, quique alta tenebant
eagerly turned their eyes, those who were holding the high
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moenia quique imos pulsabant ariete muros,
walls and those who were smashing the lowest walls with a
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armaque deposuere umeris. stupet ipse Latinus
ram, and put down the weapons from their shoulders. Latinus himself
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ingentis, genitos diversis partibus orbis,
was amazed that these huge men, born in different parts of the world,
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inter se coiisse viros et cernere ferro.
had come together and were deciding among themselves by the sword.
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atque illi, ut vacuo patuerunt aequore campi,
And they, when the plains lay open with an empty surface,
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procursu rapido coniectis eminus hastis
with rapid advance, threw their spears together from afar
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invadunt Martem clipeis atque aere sonoro.
and entered into war with their shields and echoing bronze.
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dat gemitum tellus; tum crebros ensibus ictus
The earth beneath them groaned; then they redoubled repeated blows
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congeminant, fors et virtus miscentur in unum.
with their swords, fortune and courage were mingled together.
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ac velut ingenti Sila summove Taburno
And just as when on huge Sila or lofty Taburnus
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cum duo conversis inimica in proelia tauri
two bulls charge into hostile battle with their brows
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frontibus incurrunt, pavidi cessere magistri,
turned, the terrified herdsmen fall back, then the whole
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stat pecus omne metu mutum, mussantque iuvencae
herd stands dumb with fear, and the heifers silently wonder
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quis nemori imperitet, quem tota armenta sequantur;
who will govern the forest, whom the whole herd will follow;
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illi inter sese multa vi vulnera miscent
they (the bulls) exchange wounds between themselves with much violence
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cornuaque obnixi infigunt et sanguine largo
and, struggling, drive in their horns and bathe their necks and
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colla armosque lavant, gemitu nemus omne remugit:
shoulders with plenty of blood, and the whole forest remoos with their groaning:
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non alitur Tros Aeneas et Daunius heros
Not otherwise, Trojan Aeneas and the Daunian hero
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concurrunt clipeis, ingens fragor aethera complet.
rushed together with their shields and a huge crash filled the skies.
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Iuppiter ipse duas aequato examine lances
Jupiter himself held two scales with levelled balance
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sustinet et fata imponit diversa duorum,
and placed on them the separate fates of the two men, (to see)
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quem damnet labor et quo vergat pondere letum
which the struggle condemned and on which death descended through the weight (of his fate).
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emicat hic impune putans et corpore toto
At this point Turnus leapt forward, thinking it safe, and with
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alte sublatum consurgit Turnus in ensem
his whole body lifted his sword on high, rose and struck;
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et ferit; exclamant Troes trepidique Latini,
the Trojans and the terrified Latins cried out, and
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arrectaeque amborum acies. at perfidus ensis
the battle lines of both sides are aroused. But the treacherous
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frangitur in medioque ardentem deserit ictu,
sword shattered and abandoned the eager fellow in mid-strike,
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ni fuga subsidio subeat. fugit ocior Euro
unless flight could come as aid. He fled more swiftly than the East wind
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ut capulum ignotum dextramque aspexit inermem.
when he saw seen the strange sword-handle and his helpless hand.
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fama est praecipitem, cum primum in proelia iunctos
The story is that in his haste, when he was mounting his harnessed
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conscendebat equos, patrio mucrone relicto,
horses at the start of the battle, his father’s blade was left behind,
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dum trepidat, ferrum aurigae rapuisse Metisci;
while he was trembling, he had seized the sword of his charioteer Metiscus;
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idque diu, dum terga dabant palantia Teucri,
and for a long time this, while the scattering Trojans gave their backs,
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suffecit: postquam arma dei ad Volcania ventum est,
sufficed: after it came up against the Vulcanian arms of the god,
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mortalis mucro glacies ceu futilis ictu
the mortal sword shattered from the blow like brittle ice;
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dissiluit; fulva resplendent fragmina harena.
the fragments glittered on the yellow sand.
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ergo amens diversa fuga petit aequora Turnus
Therefore Turnus, deranged, made for different levels in flight
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et nunc huc, inde huc incertos implicat orbis;
and now to here, then to here, he weaved unsure circles.
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undique enim densa Teucri inclusere corona
For on all sides the Trojans shut him in with a solid circle
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atque hinc vasta palus, hinc ardua moenia cingunt.
and on this side a huge marsh, on that side high walls surrounded him.
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nec minus Aeneas, quamquam tardata sagitta
And no less did Aeneas, though his knees, slowed by
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interdum genua impediunt cursumque recusant,
the arrow, sometimes hindered him and denied him his speed,
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insequitur trepidique pedem pede fervidus urget:
pursue and press his step eagerly on the step of the anxious fellow:
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inclusum veluti si quando flumine nactus
Just as when a hunting hound has got a stag trapped by a river
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cervum aut puniceae saeptum formidine pennae
or surrounded by a snare of scarlet feather
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venator cursu canis et latratibus instat,
and presses on him with running and with his barks;
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ille autem insidiis et ripa territus alta
but he, frightened by the trap and the high riverbank,
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mille fugit refugitque vias; at vividus Umber
flees and flees again a thousand paths; but the lively Umbrian hound,
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haeret hians, iam iamque tenet similisque tenenti
panting, sticks close, now and now he holds him or like he holds him
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increpuit malis morsuque elusus inani est.
has snapped with his jaws and has been baffled by the empty bite.
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tum vero exoritur clamor ripaeque lacusque
Then indeed an uproar rose and the banks and marshes echoed
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responsant circa et caelum tonat omne tumultu.
it around, and all the sky rang with the uproar
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ille simul fugiens Rutulos simul increpat omnis
He, at the same time fleeing, at the same time snapped at all the Rutulians,
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nomine quemque vocans notumque efflagitat ensem.
calling each by name and demanded his familiar sword
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Aeneas mortem contra praesensque minatur
Aeneas in turn threatened death and instant destruction,
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exitium, si quisquam adeat, terretque trementis
if anyone should approach, and terrified the trembling fellows,
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excisurum urbem minitans et saucius instat.
threatening that he would raze the city and, wounded, pressed on.
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quinque orbis explent cursu totidemque retexunt
They completed five circuits with running and unwound as many this way
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huc illuc; neque enim levia aut ludicra petuntur
and that; for no trivial or sporting prizes were being sought
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praemia, sed Turni de vita et sanguine certant.
but they were competing for the life and blood of Turnus.
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Aeneas instat contra telumque coruscat
Aeneas pressed on against him his and brandished his spear
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ingens arboreum, et saevo sic pectore fatur:
huge like a tree, and with savage heart spoke thus:
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‘quae nunc deinde mora est? aut quid iam, Turne, retractas?
What now next is the delay? Or why now are you retreating, Turnus?
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non cursu, saevis certandum est comminus armis.
Not by running, but with savage weapons, hand to hand, we must compete.
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verte omnis tete in facies et contrahe quidquid
Turn yourself into every shape and summon whatever
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sive animis sive arte vales; opta ardua pennis
you can either in courage or in skill; choose to reach the lofty stars
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astra sequi clausumve cava te condere terra.’
on wings or to bury yourself, enclosed in the hollow earth.’
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ille caput quassans: ‘non me tua fervida terrent
Turnus, shaking his head: ‘Your fiery words do not scare me,
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dicta, ferox; di me terrent et Iuppiter hostis.’
Cruel fellow; the gods frighten me, and Jupiter my enemy.’
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nec plura effatus saxum circumspicit ingens,
He spoke no more and looked around at a huge rock,
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saxum antiquum ingens, campo quod forte iacebat,
an ancient, huge rock, which was lying on the plain by chance,
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limes agro positus litem ut discerneret arvis.
placed as boundary for the farm to determine a dispute in the fields.
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vix illud lecti bis sex cervice subirent,
Twelve chosen fellows could scarcely support it with their necks,
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qualia nunc hominum producit corpora tellus.
with such human bodies the earth produces now.
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ille manu raptum trepida torquebat in hostem
That hero, rising higher and swift in running, seized
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altior insurgens et cursu concitus heros.
it with his trembling hand and tried to hurl it at his enemy.
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sed neque currentem se nec cognoscit euntem
But he knew himself neither running, nor going,
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tollentemve manus saxumve immane moventem;
or raising his hands or moving the immense rock;
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genua labant, gelidus concrevit frigore sanguis.
his knees gave way, his chilled blood congealed with cold.
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tum lapis ipse viri vacuum per inane volutus
Then the man’s stone itself flew through the empty void,
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nec spatium evasit totum neque pertulit ictum.
and neither skipped the whole distance nor carried through a strike
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ac velut in somnis, oculos ubi languida pressit
And just as in dreams, when sluggish rest has overwhelmed the
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nocte quies, nequiquam avidos extendere cursus
eyes at night, we seem to want in vain to increase our
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velle videmur et in mediis conatibus aegri
eager running and in the middle of our efforts we sink down,
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succidimus, non lingua valet, non corpore notae
exhausted; our tongue has no power, nor in the body is the familiar
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sufficiunt vires nec vox aut verba sequuntur:
strength strong enough, and neither voice or words follow:
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sic Turno, quacumque viam virtute petivit,
Thus for Turnus, wherever he sought a path through his courage
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successum dea dira negat. tum pectore sensus
the dread goddess denied him success. Then, in his heart, various
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vertuntur varii; Rutulos aspectat et urbem
thoughts turned themselves; he looked towards the Rutulians and the city
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cunctaturque metu letumque instare tremescit,
and hesitated with fear and trembled that death was pressing on,
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nec quo se eripiat, nec qua vi tendat in hostem,
nor did he see by what he might rescue himself, nor by what force he might
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nec currus usquam videt aurigamve sororem.
take aim at his enemy, nor his chariot anywhere, or the driver – his sister.
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cunctanti telum Aeneas fatale coruscat,
As he hesistated, Aeneas brandished his deadly spear,
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sortitus fortunam oculis, et corpore toto
chose an opportunity with his eyes, and with his whole body
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eminus intorquet. murali concita numquam
hurled it from afar. Rocks thrown by a siege engine
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tormento sic saxa fremunt nec fulmine tanti
never roar like this, nor do such great clashes
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dissultant crepitus. volat atri turbinis instar
crash from a thunderbolt. It flew like a black whirlwind
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exitium dirum hasta ferens orasque recludit
the spear, carrying dread destruction, and it pierced the borders
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loricae et clipei extremos septemplicis orbes:
of his breastplate and the outermost circles of his seven-layered shield:
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per medium stridens transit femur. incidit ictus
hissing, it passed through the middle of his thigh. Struck, the
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ingens ad terram duplicato poplite Turnus.
huge Turnus fell to the ground with his knee bent double.
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consurgunt gemitu Rutuli totusque remugit
The Rutuli rose up with a groan and the whole mountain
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mons circum et vocem late nemora alta remittent.
re-echoed around and the deep forests returned the voice far and wide.
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ille humilis supplex oculos dextramque precantem
He, as a suppliant, with humble eyes and holding forth his pleading
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protendens ‘equidem merui nec deprecor’ inquit;
right hand, said: ‘Indeed I deserved this and do not pray for mercy.
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‘utere sorte tua. miseri te siqua parentis
Use your luck. If any concern for a pitiable father is able tangere
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cura potest, oro, fuit et tibi talis
to touch you, I beg you, pity old Daunus –
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Anchises genitor, Dauni miserere senectae
you had such a father, Anchises – and return me
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et me, seu corpus spoliatum lumine mavis,
to my people, a corpse robbed of the light of day, if
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redde meis. vicisti et victum tendere palmas
you prefer. You have won and the Italians have witnessed the
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Ausonii videre; tua est Lavinia coniunx;
defeated holding out his palms; Lavinia is your wife;
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ulterius ne tende odiis.’ stetit acer in armis
do not strive further for hatred.’ Aeneas stood fierce in arms
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Aeneas volvens oculos dextramque repressit;
rolling his eyes and stayed his right hand;
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et iam iamque magis cunctantem flectere sermo
and now and now more the speech began to influence him as he
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coeperat, infelix umero cum apparuit alto
hesitated, when the luckless baldric appeared high on his
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balteus et notis fulserunt cingula bullis
shoulder and the belts flashed with the familiar studs
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Pallantis pueri, victum quem vulnere Turnus
of the boy Pallas, whom Turnus had conquered with a wound and
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straverat atque umeris inimicum insigne gerebat.
laid low and was wearing the enemy trophy on his shoulders
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ille, oculis postquam saevi monimenta doloris
Aeneas, after he’d drained the reminders and spoils of the cruel
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exuviasque hausit, furiis accensus et ira
grief with his eyes, inflamed with fury and terrible in
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terribilis: ‘tune hinc spoliis indute meorum
his anger: ‘Are you then, clothed in the spoils of one dear to me,
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eripiare mihi? Pallas te hoc vulnere, Pallas
to be snatched away from me? Pallas sacrifices you with this wound,
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immolat et poenam scelerato ex sanguine sumit.’
Pallas, and he claims his penalty from your wicked blood.’
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hoc dicens ferrum adverso sub pectore condit
As he was saying this, Aeneas eagerly plunged his sword under
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fervidus. ast illi solvuntur frigore membra
and against the breast. But Turnus’s limbs were loosened with cold
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vitaque cum gemitu fugit indignata sub umbras.
and, with a groan, his life-spirit fled complaining to the shades below.
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