At pater Aenēās nōndum certāmine missō545

custōdem ad sēsē comitemque impūbis Iǖlī

Ēpytidēn vocat, et fīdam sīc fātur ad aurem:

'Vāde age et Ascaniō, sī iam puerīle parātum

agmen habet sēcum cursūsque īnstrūxit equōrum,

dūcat avō turmās et sēsē ostendat in armīs550

dīc' ait. Ipse omnem longō dēcēdere circō

īnfūsum populum et campōs iubet esse patentīs.

Incēdunt puerī pariterque ante ōra parentum

frēnātīs lūcent in equīs, quōs omnis euntīs

Trīnacriae mīrāta fremit Trōiaeque iuventūs.555

Omnibus in mōrem tōnsā coma pressa corōnā;

cornea bīna ferunt praefīxa hastīlia ferrō,

pars lēvīs umerō pharetrās; it pectore summō

flexilis obtortī per collum circulus aurī.

Trēs equitum numerō turmae ternīque vagantur560

ductōrēs; puerī bis sēnī quemque secūtī

agmine partītō fulgent paribusque magistrīs.

Ūna aciēs iuvenum, dūcit quam parvus ovantem

nōmen avī referēns Priamus, tua clāra, Polītē,

prōgeniēs, auctūra Italōs; quem Thrācius albīs565

portat equus bicolor maculīs, vēstīgia prīmī

alba pedis frontemque ostentāns arduus albam.

alter Atys, genus unde Atiī dūxēre Latīnī,

parvus Atys puerōque puer dīlēctus Iǖlō.

extrēmus fōrmāque ante omnīs pulcher Iǖlus570

Sīdoniō est invectus equō, quem candida Dīdō

esse suī dederat monimentum et pignus amōris.

Cētera Trīnacriīs pūbēs seniōris Acestae

fertur equīs.

    CORE VOCABULARY

    Aenēās, ae, m.: 1. A Trojan chief, son of Venus and Anchises, and hero of the Aeneid, 1.92. 2. Aenēās Silvius, one of the Alban kings, 6.769.

    certāmen, inis, n.: a striving, a struggle; effort, 5.197; combat, emulation, strife, 3.128; battle, war, 8.639; contest, game, 5.286. (certō)

    impūbēs, is or eris: (adj.), not full grown; beardless, 9.751; youthful, 5.546.

    Iūlus, ī, m.: Iulus or Ascanius, son of Aeneas, 1.267, et freq.

    Ēpytidēs, ae, m.: son of Epytus, a follower of Aeneas, and master of the equestrian games, 5.547.

    fīdus, a, um: adj. (fīdō), trustworthy, faithful, trusty, 1.188; safe, secure, hospitable, 5.24; w. gen., tuī fīdissima, most faithful to thee, 12.659.

    vādō, 3, n.: to go, walk, advance, go on, 2.396, et al.; rush, 2.359; move, speed on, 8.702; imperat., vāde, away, go on! 3.462.

    age, agite: (imperat. of ago), onward! away! come on!

    Ascanius, iī, m.: Ascanius, son of Aeneas, and traditional founder of Alba Longa, 1.267.

    puerīlis, e: adj. (puer), pertaining to a boy; a boy's, 11.578; boyish, 5.548.

    īnstruō, strūxi, strūctus, 3, n.: to build upon; build up; arrange, draw up ships or troops, 2.254; 8.676; prepare, 1.638; furnish, equip, supply, 3.231; support, 6.831; instruct, train, 2.152.

    avus, ī, m.: a grandfather, grandsire, 2.457; sire, father, ancestor, 6.840.

    turma, ae, f.: a squadron or troop, properly of Roman cavalry; in general, a troop, squadron, 5.560; host, army, 11.503; in turmās, into or in squadrons, 11.599.

    dēcēdō, cessī, cessus, 3, n.: to withdraw, go away, depart from, 4.306; stand back, retire, 5.551.

    circus, ī, m.: a circle, circuit, circular area, 5.289; surrounding multitude or throng of spectators, 5.109.

    īnfundō, fūdī, fūsus, 3, a.: to pour into or upon, 6.254; pour down, 4.122; assemble, crowd together, 5.552; infuse, diffuse, 6.726; (pass.), lie, repose, 8.406.

    iubeō, iussī (fut. perf. iussō for iusserō, 11.467), iussus, 2, a.: to order, request, usually w. inf., freq.; bid, 2.3; ask, invite, 1.708; will, wish, desire, 3.261; direct, enjoin, admonish, 3.697; persuade, advise, 2.37; to clear by command, 10.444; w. subj., 10.53.

    patēns, entis: open; broad, gaping, 11.40.

    incēdō, cessī, cessus, 3, a. and n.: to step onward; walk, especially with pomp or dignity; advance, 1.497; move (for am), 1.46, et al.; march, proceed, 9.308.

    pariter: (adv.), equally, 2.729; also, in like manner, in the same manner, on equal terms, 1.572; side by side, 2.205; at the same time, 10.865; pariter — pariter, 8.545. (pār)

    frēnō, āvī, ātus, 1, a.: to bridle, 5.554; check, curb, restrain, 1.54, 523. (frēnum)

    lūceō, lūxī, 2, n.: to shine, beam, gleam, glisten, 10.137, et al.; to be exposed to view, show, 11.693.

    Trīnacria, ae, f.: the three-cornered land; Sicily, Trinacria, 3.440. (Τρινακρία, with three promontories)

    fremō, uī, itus, 3, n. and a.: to make a murmuring noise; to roar, 1.56; whinny, neigh, 12.82; raise lamentations, 6.175; whiz, 12.922; resound, 4.668; rage, 5.19; to be fierce, furious, 4.229; fume, rave, 12.535; shout and sing, 4.146; a., rage, rave for, clamor for, 11.453, et al.; ore fremere, applaud, shout applause, 5.385; p., fremēns, entis, raging, 4.229.

    Trōia, ae, f.: 1. Troy, the capital of the Troad, 2.625, et al. 2. A city built by Helenus in Epirus, 3.349. 3. A part of the city of Acesta in Sicily, 5.756. 4. The name of an equestrian game of Roman boys, 5.602.

    iuventūs, ūtis, f.: youthfulness; the age of youth; collective, young people, the youth; warriors, 1.467. (iuvenis)

    tondeō, totondī, tōnsus, 2, a.: to shear; finish, 1.702; clip, trim, 5.556; browse, feed upon, graze upon.

    corōna, ae, f.: a crown, 1.655; wreath, garland, 3.525; a crowd or throng; a circle of defenders on a rampart; a garrison, 9.508; a circle or crowd of assailants, 9.551.

    corneus, a, um: adj. (cornus), of cornel-wood, 3.22.

    bīnī, ae, a: (adj. num. distrib.), two by two; two to each, 5.61; (poet. as cardinal), two, 1.313, et al. (bis)

    praefīgō, fīxī, fīxus, 3, a.: to fasten before, in front of, w. acc. and dat., 11.778; on the end, 9.466; to tip, head, point, 5.557.

    hastīle, is, n.: the shaft of a spear; a spear, lance, javelin, 1.313, et al.; a spear-like sapling or branch; a shoot, 3.23. (hasta)

    lēvis, e: (adj.), smooth; slippery, 5.328; polished, 5.91.

    umerus, ī, m.: the upper bone of the arm; the shoulder, 1.501, and freq.

    pharetra, ae, f.: a quiver, 1.323, et al.

    flexilis, e: adj. (flectō), flexible, pliant, 5.559.

    obtorqueō, torsī, tortus, 2, a.: to turn round, twist, 5.559.

    collum, ī, n.: the neck of men and animals, 1.654, et al.; of a plant, 9.436; pl., the neck, 11.692.

    circulus, ī, m.: a circle or orbit; ring; chain, torques, collar, 5.559. (circus)

    ternī, ae, a.: distrib. num. adj. (trēs), three each, 5.247; as a cardinal, three, 1.266; once in the sing., ternō ōrdine, in triple rank, in three tiers, 5.120.

    vagor, ātus sum, 1, dep. n. and a.: to wander about, 6.886; ride to and fro, career about, 5.560; to be rumored round, spread, 2.17. (vagus, wandering)

    ductor, ōris, m.: a leader, 1.189; captain, commander, 5.133; prince, king, 9.691. (dūcō)

    bis: (adv.), twice, 1.381. (in composition bi-)

    sēnī, ae, a: distrib. num. adj. (sex), six by six, six each; as a cardinal, six, 1.393, et al.

    partior, ītus sum, 4, dep. a.: to share, divide, distribute, 1.194; separate, 5.562. (pars)

    fulgeō, fulsī, 2, and fulgō, 3, n.: to shine brightly; flash, gleam, glance, 5.562.

    pār, paris: (adj.), equal, 1.705; like, 2.794; equal, well-poised, steady, 4.252; side by side, 5.580; well-matched, 5.114.

    ovō, ātus, 1, n.: to shout, rejoice, 3.544; triumph, 6.589; p., ovāns, antis, exulting, joyous, shouting, triumphant, 4.543; of things, 10.409.

    Priamus, ī, m.: 1. Priam, son of Laomedon, king of Troy, 1.458, et al. 2. A Trojan youth, son of Polites and grandson of King Priam, 5.564.

    Polītēs, ae, m.: Polites, a son of Priam and Hecuba, killed by Pyrrhus, 2.526.

    prōgeniēs, ēī, f.: lineage, progeny, race, 1.19; offspring, 5.565; son, 7.97. (prōgignō)

    Italī, ōrum, m.: the Italians, 1.109. (Ītalia)

    Thrācius, a, um: (adj.), Thracian, 5.536, et al.

    bicolor, ōris: adj. (bis and color), of two colors, 8.276; mottled, dappled, 5.566.

    macula, ae, f.: a spot, 5.566, et al.

    ostentō, āvī, ātus, 1, intens. a.: to hold out to view; display, disclose, 3.703; point out, show, 6.678; make a show of, display, 5.521. (ostendō)

    arduus, a, um: (adj.), steep; erect, high, raised high, 2.475; 5.480; lofty, towering, 2.328; rearing, 11.638.

    Atys, yos, m.: a young comrade of Ascanius, 5.568.

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    Suggested Citation

    Christopher Francese and Meghan Reedy, Vergil: Aeneid Selections. Carlisle, Pennsylvania: Dickinson College Commentaries, 2016. ISBN: 978-1-947822-08-5. https://dcc.dickinson.edu/ro/vergil-aeneid/vergil-aeneid-v-545-574