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Thursday, June 02, 2005

Chapter I (continues)

quam Iuno fertur terris magis omnibus unam posthabita coluisse Samo:

- and it is said that Juno loved this land uniquely beyond all others; even Samos came second




hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;
- here she kept her chariot and armor

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Wednesday, June 01, 2005

Chapter I (continues)

tantaene animis caelestibus irae?

- Can such resentment hold the minds of gods?





Urbs antiqua fuit (Tyrii tenuere coloni) Karthago

- There once was an ancient city called Carthage, a colony of refugees from Tyre




Italiam contra Tiberinaque longe ostia
- a city facing Italy, but far away from Tiber's mouth:




dives opum studiisque asperrima belli,
- Carthage had wealth and power; and had skill and ferocity in war,

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Chapter I (continues)

dum conderet urbem inferretque deos Latio;

- until he brought a city into being and carried in his gods to Latium;




genus unde Latinum Albanique patres atque altae moenia Romae
- and that was the origin of the Latin race, the Lords of Alba, and the proud battlements of Rome.




Musa, mihi causas memora,
- Tell me the reason, Muse:



quo numine laeso quidve dolens regina deum tot volvere casus insignem pietate virum, tot adire labores impulerit.
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Tuesday, March 29, 2005

Chapter I

Arma virumque cano

- Of arms and men I sign of!

arma, armorum (n.pl. in acc.) : arms, weapons

vir, viri (m. singular in acc.) : man

cano, canere, cecini, cantum (vt.) : to sing; to play; to speak in a singsong tone; chant; to sing the praise of, celebrate; to prophesy, predict, foretell


...cano: I sing (of) / 1st person present indicative




Troiae qui primus ab oris Italiam fato profugus Laviniaque venit litora,
- Fated to be an exile, he was the first to sail from the land of Tory and reach Italy, at its Lavinian shore




multum ille et terris iactatus et alto vi superum
- He was much harassed indeed both on land and sea beneath the violence of High ones,




saevae memorem lunonis ob iram,
- for Juno was ruthless and could not forget her anger

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