by Virgil
Instruimus mensas arisque reponibus ignem
Aeneas and his men encounter the Harpies
Aeneid Book 3, lines 231 - 267
Latin Poems
Latin poems to know and love.
Aeneid Book 3, lines 374 - 395
How Aeneas will know the site of his city
by Virgil
Nate dea, nam te maioribus ire per altum
Aeneas learns how he will know the site of his city
Aeneid Book 4, lines 65 - 89
Dido falls in love
Aeneid Book 4, lines 129 - 172
Dido and Aeneas: royal hunt and royal affair
Aeneid Book 4, lines 173 - 195
Rumour
by Virgil
ille dies primus leti primusque malorum
Dido and Aeneas: the monster Rumour spreads the news
Aeneid Book 4, lines 238 - 258
Mercury’s journey to Carthage
Aeneid Book 4, lines 362 - 393
Dido and Aeneas: Hell hath no fury …
Aeneid Book 4, lines 393 - 411
The Trojans prepare to set sail from Carthage
Aeneid Book 4, lines 685 - 705