In these lines, Ilioneus continues and concludes his speech to Dido about the position of the Trojans. He tells Dido that the Trojans are good people, with honorable intentions, and all they would like to do is fix their ships and then depart from Carthage. Ilioneus tells Dido about their leader Aeneas, whom they are not sure is dead or alive, (although the reader knows better) and tries to make the best case he can for the Trojans.
Vocab:
- locus
- cursus
- Quaeve
- tendere
- Quassatam
- remos
Grammar:
- 533 - indirect statement
- 534- half line!
- procacibus Austris - ablative absolute
- 544 - nobis - dative of possession
- vescitur - takes abl.
- 549 - paeniteat - jussive subjunctive
- 554 - Italiam - acc of place towards
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