Extract 23

Question 1

/ talis erat Dido, talem se laeta ferebat / per medios,

Answer 1

Such was Dido, happy, was carrying herself in such a way through the middle

Question 2

instans operi regnisque futuris. /

Answer 2

urging on the work and the future kingdoms

Question 3

/ tum foribus divae, media testudine templi, / saepta armis,

Answer 3

Then the doorway of the goddess, under the middle of the vault of the temple enclosed by arms

Question 4

solioque alte subnixa resedit. /

Answer 4

sits back resting on a high throne (see note about high in book)

Question 5

/ iura dabat legesque viris, operumque laborem / partibus aequabat iustis, aut sorte trahebat: /

Answer 5

She was giving laws and statutes to the men, and was dividing up the toil of work or she was drawing them out by lot