by Virgil
Cum praevectus equo longaevi regis ad auris
King Latinus awaits the Trojan envoys in his ancestral hall
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 166 - 193
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Aeneid Book 7, Lines 249 - 273
King Latinus grants the Trojans’ request
by Virgil
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
A Fury rouses Turnus to war
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 511 - 528
The Fury Allecto blows the alarm
by Virgil
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
Juno throws open the gates of war
The Aeneid, Book 8, lines 26 - 67
Help for Father Aeneas from Father Tiber
by Virgil
nox erat et terras animalia fessa per omnis
Tiberinus the river-God brings Aeneas helpful advice.
Aeneid Book 8, lines 347- 369
Aeneas tours the site of Rome
by Virgil
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
Vulcan’s forge
Aeneid Book 8, lines 505 - 531
New allies for Aeneas
by Virgil
ipse oratores ad me regnique coronam
Evander suggests to Aeneas an alliance with the Etruscans