by Virgil
huc geminas nunc flecte acies, hanc aspice gentem
Aeneas's father sings the praises of the future Emperor Augustus.
Aeneid Book 6, lines 788 - 805
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Aeneid Book 6, lines 860 - 886
Aeneas sees Marcellus, Augustus’s tragic heir
Aeneid Book 6, lines 886 - 901
The portals of sleep
by Virgil
Sic tota passim regione vagantur
Aeneas returns to the upper Earth through the gates of sleep.
Aeneid Book 7, lines 54- 78
Omens for Princess Lavinia
Aeneid Book 7, lines 116- 147
Aeneas arrives in Italy
by Virgil
"heus, etiam menses consumimus!", inquit Iulus
The Harpy's prophecy is harmlessly fulfilled
Aeneid Book 7, Lines 166 - 193
In King Latinus’s hall
by Virgil
Cum praevectus equo longaevi regis ad auris
King Latinus awaits the Trojan envoys in his ancestral hall
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