Horsemen for Aeneas

King Evander of the Arcadians offers Aeneas 400 cavalrymen and the support of his valiant son, Pallas, and suggests in addition where even stronger reinforcements may be available.

The illustration is Alexander the Great at the Battle of Issus, from a mosaic in the House of the Faun at Pompeii.

Hear the Latin and follow in John Dryden’s English translation here.

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