Aeneid Book 7, lines 116- 147
Aeneas arrives in Italy
"heus, etiam menses consumimus!", inquit Iulus
The Harpy's prophecy is harmlessly fulfilled
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Aeneid Book 7, lines 116- 147
"heus, etiam menses consumimus!", inquit Iulus
The Harpy's prophecy is harmlessly fulfilled
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 166 - 193
Cum praevectus equo longaevi regis ad auris
King Latinus awaits the Trojan envoys in his ancestral hall
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 249 - 273
Talibus Ilionei dictis defixa Latinus
King Latinus grants Aeneas's request to settle in Italy, and makes an offer.
Aeneid Book 7, lines 445 - 470
Talibus Allecto dictis exarsit in iras
The Fury Allecto rouses King Turnus to war
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 511 - 528
At saeva e speculis tempus dea nacta nocendi
The fury Allecto calls the Italian coutryfolk to arms against the Trojans
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 607 - 622
Mos erat Hesperio in Latio, quem protinus urbes
Juno throws open the gates of war
The Aeneid, Book 8, lines 26 - 67
nox erat et terras animalia fessa per omnis
Tiberinus the river-God brings Aeneas helpful advice.
Aeneid Book 8, lines 347- 369
vix ea dicta, dehinc progressus monstrat et aram
A tour of the rustic country town that will become Rome
The Aeneid, Book 8, lines 416 - 463
insula Sicanium iuxta latus Aeoliamque
Vulcan's forge