lines 785-793 Flashcards
‘summe deum, sancti custos Soractis Apollo,quem primi colimus,
‘Highest of the gods, Apollo, guardian of holy Soracte of whom we are the chief worshippers
cui pineus ardor acervo pascitur, et [medium] freti pietate
for whom the blaze from the heap of pine is fed and relying on our faith
[medium - from previous] per ignem cultores multa premimus vestigia pruna, da, pater, hoc nostris aboleri dedecus armis, omnipotens.
we, worshippers, plant our foot-marks on the many live coals through the midst of the fire, grant, all-powerful father, that this disgrace is wiped out by our arms.
non exuvias pulsaeve tropaeumvirginis aut spolia ulla peto,
I do not seek spoils or a trophy or any booty from the defeated maiden.
mihi cetera laudem facta ferent;
The rest of my deeds will bring fame to me.
haec dira meo dum vulnere pestis pulsa cadat, patrias remeabo inglorius urbes.’
Until this dread pest falls defeated by my blow, I will return fameless to the cities of my native land