lines 11-21 Flashcards
tum socios (namque omnis eum stipata tegebat turba ducum) sic incipiens hortatur ovantis: 'maxima res effecta, viri; timor omnis abesto, quod superest;
Then he starts to encourage his rejoicing comrades in this way, for all the crowd of leaders were protecting him. A great thing has happened, let all fear of what remains be gone;
haec sunt spolia et de rege superbo primitiae manibusque meis Mezentius hic est. nunc iter ad regem nobis murosque Latinos.
these are the spoils and first trophies of war from the proud king, and here is Mezentius, killed by my hands. Now we must journey to the king and the latin walls.
arma parate, animis et spe praesumite bellum, ne qua mora ignaros, ubi primum vellere signa adnuerint superi pubemque educere castris, impediat segnisve metu sententia tardet
Prepare your arms with spirit and look forward to war with hope, in order that no delay will halt us unawares or that no feeling of reluctance halt us through fear, as soon as the
gods above will have assented to take up the standards and lead the young men out of the camp