by Virgil
hinc Augustus agens Italos in proelia Caesar
The decoration on Aeneas's new shield shows the future history of Rome, culminating in the triumphs of the Emperor Augustus
Aeneid Book 8, lines 678 - 684 and 714 - 731
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Aeneid Book 9, lines 54 - 66
Turnus the wolf
by Virgil
clamorem excipiunt socii fremituque sequuntur
Turnus descends on the camp like a wolf on the sheep-fold
Aeneid Book 9, lines 98 - 122
Aeneas’s ships are transformed
Aeneid Book 9, lines 410 - 449
The death of Euryalus and Nisus
by Virgil
dixerat et toto conixus corpore ferrum
Comrades and lovers, Nisus and Euryalus find death together
Aeneid Book 9, lines 791 - 818
Turnus at bay
Aeneid Book 10, lines 215 - 248
Sea-nymphs
by Virgil
Iamque dies caelo concesserat almaque curru
Aeneas's ships, transformed into sea-nymphs, warn him that the Trojans are in danger.
Aeneid Book 10, lines 333 - 344
Aeneas joins the fray
by Virgil
'Suggere tela mihi, non ullum dextera frustra
Aeneas shows the Rutuli what they have to contend with
Aeneid Book 10, lines 474 - 502
The death of Pallas
Aeneid Book 10, lines 633 - 665
Turnus is lured away from battle
by Virgil
Iunonem interea compellat Iuppiter ultro
Fearing for his safety, Juno decoys Turnus away from the battlefield.