Lines 360-371 Flashcards
(360) His commota fugam Dido sociosque parabat:
Moved by these things Dido was preparing her escape and allies:
(361) convenient, quibus aut odium crudele tyranni
They assembled, either because of hatred of the cruel tyrant
(362) aut metus acer erat; navis, quae forte paratae,
or it was bitter fear; the ships, which were prepared by chance,
(363) corripiunt, onerantque ario: portantur avari
they seized, and they loaded them with gold:
(364) Pygmalionis opes pelago; dux femina facti.
the riches of greedy Pygmalion were carried over the sea, a woman made the leader.
(365) Devenere locos, ubi nunc ingentia cernis
They came to this place, where you now see
(366) moenia surgentemque novae Karthaginis arcem,
the vast walls, and resurgent stronghold, of new Carthage
(367) mercatique solum, facti de nomine Byrsam,
and bought land, as much as they could enclose with the hide
(368) taurino quantum possent circumdare tergo.
from a single bull, and from that deed they called it Byrsa.
(369) Sed vos qui tandem, quibus aut venistis ab oris,
But who then (are you)? Or from what shores do you come?
(370) quove tenetis iter?” Quaerenti talibus ille
What course do you take?” He, sighing as she questioned him on such things,
(371) suspirans, imoque trahens a pectore vocem:
and drawing his voice from deep in his heart (he replied):