Aeneid 1.283 - 296
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sic placitum . Veniet lustris labentibus aetas ,
cum domus Assaraci Phthiam clarasque Mycenas
servitio premet , ac victis dominabitur Argis .
Nascetur pulchra Troianus origine Caesar ,
imperium oceano , famam qui terminet astris , —
Iulius , a magno demissum nomen Iulo .
Hunc tu olim caelo , spoliis Orientis onustum ,
accipies secura ; vocabitur hic quoque votis .
Aspera tum positis mitescent saecula bellis ;
cana Fides , et Vesta , Remo cum fratre Quirinus ,
iura dabunt ; dirae ferro et compagibus artis
claudentur Belli portae ; Furor impius intus ,
saeva sedens super arma , et centum vinctus aenis
post tergum nodis , fremet horridus ore cruento . '
cum domus Assaraci Phthiam clarasque Mycenas
servitio premet , ac victis dominabitur Argis .
Nascetur pulchra Troianus origine Caesar ,
imperium oceano , famam qui terminet astris , —
Iulius , a magno demissum nomen Iulo .
Hunc tu olim caelo , spoliis Orientis onustum ,
accipies secura ; vocabitur hic quoque votis .
Aspera tum positis mitescent saecula bellis ;
cana Fides , et Vesta , Remo cum fratre Quirinus ,
iura dabunt ; dirae ferro et compagibus artis
claudentur Belli portae ; Furor impius intus ,
saeva sedens super arma , et centum vinctus aenis
post tergum nodis , fremet horridus ore cruento . '
So
it
is
decreed
.
A
time
will
come
,
as
the
years
glide
by
,
when the Trojan house of Assaracus will force Phthia
into slavery , and be lords of beaten Argos .
From this glorious source a Trojan Caesar will be born ,
who will bound the empire with Ocean , his fame with the stars ,
Augustus , a Julius , his name descended from the great Iulus .
You , no longer anxious , will receive him one day in heaven ,
burdened with Eastern spoils : he’ll be called to in prayer .
Then with wars abandoned , the harsh ages will grow mild :
White haired Trust , and Vesta , Quirinus with his brother Remus
will make the laws : the gates of War , grim with iron ,
and narrowed by bars , will be closed : inside impious Rage will roar
frighteningly from blood-stained mouth , seated on savage weapons ,
hands tied behind his back , with a hundred knots of bronze . ’
when the Trojan house of Assaracus will force Phthia
into slavery , and be lords of beaten Argos .
From this glorious source a Trojan Caesar will be born ,
who will bound the empire with Ocean , his fame with the stars ,
Augustus , a Julius , his name descended from the great Iulus .
You , no longer anxious , will receive him one day in heaven ,
burdened with Eastern spoils : he’ll be called to in prayer .
Then with wars abandoned , the harsh ages will grow mild :
White haired Trust , and Vesta , Quirinus with his brother Remus
will make the laws : the gates of War , grim with iron ,
and narrowed by bars , will be closed : inside impious Rage will roar
frighteningly from blood-stained mouth , seated on savage weapons ,
hands tied behind his back , with a hundred knots of bronze . ’
Aeneid 1.256 - 266
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English
Parce metu , Cytherea : manent immota tuorum
fata tibi ; cernes urbem et promissa Lavini
moenia , sublimemque feres ad sidera caeli
magnanimum Aenean ; neque me sententia vertit .
Hic tibi ( fabor enim , quando haec te cura remordet ,
longius et volvens fatorum arcana movebo )
bellum ingens geret Italia , populosque feroces
contundet , moresque viris et moenia ponet ,
tertia dum Latio regnantem viderit aestas ,
ternaque transierint Rutulis hiberna subactis .
fata tibi ; cernes urbem et promissa Lavini
moenia , sublimemque feres ad sidera caeli
magnanimum Aenean ; neque me sententia vertit .
Hic tibi ( fabor enim , quando haec te cura remordet ,
longius et volvens fatorum arcana movebo )
bellum ingens geret Italia , populosque feroces
contundet , moresque viris et moenia ponet ,
tertia dum Latio regnantem viderit aestas ,
ternaque transierint Rutulis hiberna subactis .
Don’t
be
afraid
,
Cytherea
,
your
child’s
fate
remains
unaltered
:
You’ll see the city of Lavinium , and the walls I promised ,
and you’ll raise great-hearted Aeneas high , to the starry sky :
No thought has changed my mind . This son of yours
( since this trouble gnaws at my heart , I’ll speak ,
and unroll the secret scroll of destiny )
will wage a mighty war in Italy , destroy proud peoples ,
and establish laws , and city walls , for his warriors ,
until a third summer sees his reign in Latium , and
three winter camps pass since the Rutulians were beaten .
You’ll see the city of Lavinium , and the walls I promised ,
and you’ll raise great-hearted Aeneas high , to the starry sky :
No thought has changed my mind . This son of yours
( since this trouble gnaws at my heart , I’ll speak ,
and unroll the secret scroll of destiny )
will wage a mighty war in Italy , destroy proud peoples ,
and establish laws , and city walls , for his warriors ,
until a third summer sees his reign in Latium , and
three winter camps pass since the Rutulians were beaten .
Aeneid 2.506 - 2.517
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Forsitan et Priami fuerint quae fata requiras .
urbis uti captae casum convulsaque vidit
limina tectorum et medium in penetralibus hostem ,
arma diu senior desueta trementibus aevo
circumdat nequiquam umeris et inutile ferrum
cingitur , ac densos fertur moriturus in hostis .
aedibus in mediis nudoque sub aetheris axe
ingens ara fuit iuxtaque veterrima laurus
incumbens arae atque umbra complexa penatis .
hic Hecuba et natae nequiquam altaria circum ,
praecipites atra ceu tempestate columbae ,
condensae et divum amplexae simulacra sedebant .
urbis uti captae casum convulsaque vidit
limina tectorum et medium in penetralibus hostem ,
arma diu senior desueta trementibus aevo
circumdat nequiquam umeris et inutile ferrum
cingitur , ac densos fertur moriturus in hostis .
aedibus in mediis nudoque sub aetheris axe
ingens ara fuit iuxtaque veterrima laurus
incumbens arae atque umbra complexa penatis .
hic Hecuba et natae nequiquam altaria circum ,
praecipites atra ceu tempestate columbae ,
condensae et divum amplexae simulacra sedebant .
And
maybe
you
ask
,
what
was
Priam’s
fate
.
When he saw the end of the captive city , the palace doors
wrenched away , and the enemy among the inner rooms ,
the aged man clasped his long-neglected armour
on his old , trembling shoulders , and fastened on his useless sword ,
and hurried into the thick of the enemy seeking death .
In the centre of the halls , and under the sky’s naked arch ,
was a large altar , with an ancient laurel nearby , that leant
on the altar , and clothed the household gods with shade .
Here Hecuba , and her daughters , like doves driven
by a dark storm , crouched uselessly by the shrines ,
huddled together , clutching at the statues of the gods .
When he saw the end of the captive city , the palace doors
wrenched away , and the enemy among the inner rooms ,
the aged man clasped his long-neglected armour
on his old , trembling shoulders , and fastened on his useless sword ,
and hurried into the thick of the enemy seeking death .
In the centre of the halls , and under the sky’s naked arch ,
was a large altar , with an ancient laurel nearby , that leant
on the altar , and clothed the household gods with shade .
Here Hecuba , and her daughters , like doves driven
by a dark storm , crouched uselessly by the shrines ,
huddled together , clutching at the statues of the gods .
Aeneid 6.88 - 6.97
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non Simois tibi nec Xanthus nec Dorica castra
defuerint ; alius Latio iam partus Achilles ,
natus et ipse dea ; nec Teucris addita Iuno
usquam aberit , cum tu supplex in rebus egenis
quas gentis Italum aut quas non oraveris urbes !
causa mali tanti coniunx iterum hospita Teucris
externique iterum thalami .
tu ne cede malis , sed contra audentior ito ,
qua tua te Fortuna sinet . via prima salutis
( quod minime reris ) Graia pandetur ab urbe . '
defuerint ; alius Latio iam partus Achilles ,
natus et ipse dea ; nec Teucris addita Iuno
usquam aberit , cum tu supplex in rebus egenis
quas gentis Italum aut quas non oraveris urbes !
causa mali tanti coniunx iterum hospita Teucris
externique iterum thalami .
tu ne cede malis , sed contra audentior ito ,
qua tua te Fortuna sinet . via prima salutis
( quod minime reris ) Graia pandetur ab urbe . '
You
will
not
lack
a
Simois
,
a
Xanthus
,
a
Greek
camp
:
even now another Achilles is born in Latium ,
he too the son of a goddess : nor will Juno , the Trojans’ bane ,
be ever far away , while you , humbled and destitute ,
what races and cities of Italy will you not beg in !
Once again a foreign bride is the cause of all
these Trojan ills , once more an alien marriage .
Do not give way to misfortunes , meet them more bravely ,
as your destiny allows . The path of safety will open up
for you from where you least imagine it , a Greek city . ’
even now another Achilles is born in Latium ,
he too the son of a goddess : nor will Juno , the Trojans’ bane ,
be ever far away , while you , humbled and destitute ,
what races and cities of Italy will you not beg in !
Once again a foreign bride is the cause of all
these Trojan ills , once more an alien marriage .
Do not give way to misfortunes , meet them more bravely ,
as your destiny allows . The path of safety will open up
for you from where you least imagine it , a Greek city . ’