The Aeneid, Virgil lines 554-711

Question 1

haec finis Priami fatorum, hic exitus illum

Answer 1

This was the end of Priam’s destiny, this destruction

Question 2

sorte tulit Troiam incensam et prolapsa videntem

Answer 2

brought him by chance a burning Troy and seeing the collapsed citadel

Question 3

Pergama, tot quondam populis terrisque superbum

Answer 3

once the proud ruler of so many peoples and

Question 4

regnatorem Asiae. iacet ingens litore truncus,

Answer 4

lands in Asia. His huge trunk lay on the shore,

Question 5

avulsumque umeris caput et sine nomine corpus.

Answer 5

and his head ripped from his shoulders and a body without a name.

Question 6

Dixerat ille, et iam per moenia clarior ignis

Answer 6

He had spoken, and now the fire was heard more clearly through

Question 7

auditur, propiusque aestus incendia volvunt.

Answer 7

the city, and the fires rolled their fiery flood closer.

Question 8

‘ergo age, care pater, cervici imponere nostrae;

Answer 8

‘So come, dear father, place yourself upon my neck;

Question 9

ipse subibo umeris nec me labor iste gravabit;

Answer 9

I myself will support (you) on my shoulders, nor will this task weigh me down;

Question 10

quo res cumque cadent, unum et commune periculum,

Answer 10

however things happen, there will be for both of us one common

Question 11

una salus ambobus erit. mihi parvus Iulus

Answer 11

danger, one salvation. Let little Iulus be my companion,

Question 12

sit comes, et longe servet vestigia coniunx.

Answer 12

and let my wife follow our steps from a distance.