by Virgil
immo, ubi defunctae finem portusque tenebunt
Aeneas's ships achieve a glorious fate
Aeneid Book 9, lines 98 - 122
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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.
Aeneid Book 10. lines 885 - 908
King Mezentius meets his match
Aeneid Book 11, lines 24 - 58