Aeneid - Book VII

[AoM]

I probably won't go through Horsfall until afterwards.

Lines 1-45:

- candida... / luna (8-9): cf. candida Dido (I.571); candida circum / lilia (VI.708-9).
- splendet (9): first use of the verb in the work; cf. regali splendida luxu (I.637).
- proxima Circaeae raduntur litora terrae (10): golden line.
- Circaeae...terrae (10): cf. Aeaeaeque insula Circae (III.386).
- resonat (12): apparently the only transitive use; cf. resonantia saxa (III.432); resonat magnis plangoribus aether (IV.668); resonatque fragoribus aether (V.228).
- odoratam nocturna in lumina cedrum (13): chiasmus.
- arguto tenuis percurrens pectine telas (14): golden line, with chiastic alliteration.
- hinc exaudiri gemitus (15): cf. VI.557; hinc exaudiri voces (IV.460).
- rudentum (16): cf. rudentem / ...proram (III.561-2).
- in praesepibus (17): cf. ignavum fucos pecus a praesepibus arcent (I.435, of bees).
- delati in portus (22): cf. huc ubi delati portus intravimus (III.219).
- et praeter vada fervida vexit (24): alliteration of v.
- Aurora in roseis...bigis (26): cf. roseis Aurora quadrigis (VI.535).
- et in lento luctantur marmore tonsae (28): alliteration of t, l, and n.
- fluvio...amoeno (30): cf. amoena piorum / concilia (V.734-5); amoena virecta (VI.638).
- multa flavus harena (31): cf. flavo / ...auro (I.592-3); crinis flavos (IV.559); flaventisque abscissa comas (IV.590); flavum...crinem (IV.698); flavaque...oliva (V.309).
- aethera mulcebant (34): cf. mulcere...fluctus (I.66); pectora mulcet (I.153); maerentia pectora mulcet (I.197); mulcens dictis (V.464).
- fluvio sucedit opaco (36): cf. nocte tegentur opaca (IV.123); lucis habitamus opacis (VI.673).
- advena (38): cf. et nostris inluserit advena regnis? (IV.591, said by Dido).
- appulit oris (39): cf. aut quisnam ignarum nostris deus appulit oris? (III.338); hinc me digressum vestris deus appulit oris (III.715).
- expediam (40): cf. expediam dictis (III.379; VI.759).
- exordia (40): cf. quae prima exordia sumat? (IV.284).
- horrida bella (41): cf. bella, horrida bella (VI.86).
- acies actosque animis (42): alliteration.
- Tyrrhenamque manum totamque sub arma coactam (43): alliteration of m.
- maius opus moveo (45): the hope of all artists.

 

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Lines 46-80:

- arva...et urbes (46): cf. arvaque et urbes (III.418).
- iam senior (47): cf. V.179 (of Menoetes); VI.304 (of Charon).
- hunc Fauno et nympha genitum Laurente Marica (48): cf. hic Hammone satus rapta Garamantide nympha (IV.198, of Iarbas).
- prolesque virilis (50): cf. animosque virilis (III.342); Andromache is speaking about Ascanius, but given she also has Astyanax in mind, a very striking parallel.
- erepta (51): cf. heu misero coniunx fatone erepta Creusa (II.738).
- totaque... / Ausonia (54-5): cf. totamque... / Hesperiam (43-4).
- ante alios pulcherrimus omnis (55): cf. Pygmalion, scelere ante alios immanior omnes (I.347); ipse ante alios pulcherrimus omnis (IV.141, of Aeneas); pulcherrima proles (VI.648).
- regia coniunx (56): cf. illic res laetae regnumque et regia coniunx / parta tibi (II.783-4).
- miro...amore (57): cf. miroque incensum pectus amore (III.298).
- sed variis portenta deum terroribus obstant (58): cf. vel quae tardis mora noctibus obstet (I.746); fata obstant (IV.440); quibus obstitit Ilium et ingens / gloria Dardaniae (VI.64-5); fas obstat (VI.438).
- laurus erat (59): cf. iuxtaque veterrima laurus (II.513).
- multosque metu servata per annos (60): cf. religione patrum multos servata per annos (II.715, of a cypress).
- apes (64): cf. the bee simile (I.430-6); a blatant connection of Romans to Carthaginians.
- densae (64) and obsedere (66): evoking language from book 2; cf. obsedere alii telis angusta viarum / oppositis (332-3); inruimus densis et circumfundimur armis (383); consequimur cuncti et densis incurrimus armis (409); obsessumque acta testudine limen (441);alii strictis mucronibus imas / obsedere fores, has servant agmine denso (449-50); ac densos fertur moriturus in hostis (511); Danaique obsessa tenebant / limina portarum (802-3).
- examen (67): cf. adverso glomerati examine Grai (II.727).
- ramo frondente (67): cf. ramis...frondentibus (III.25). frondentisque...remos (IV.399).
- adventare (69): cf. adventante dea (VI.258).
- dominarier (70): cf. incensa Danai dominantur in urbe (II.327).
- castis...altaria taedis (71): cf. suis altaria donis (V.54).
- longis...crinibus ignem (73): cf. II.681-6 (ring of fire above Ascanius’s head).
- ornatum (74): cf. ornatus Argivae Helenae (I.650); Lavinia as a second Helen.
- crepitante (74): cf. lenis crepitans vocat Auster in altum (III.70); duro crepitant sub vulnere malae (V.436); quam multa grandine nimbi / culminibus crepitant (V.458-9); sic leni crepitabat brattea vento (VI.209).
- cremari (74): cf. congesta cremantur / turea dona (VI.224-5).
- accensa...accensa (75): cf. his accensa super (I.29, of Juno); rumore accensus amaro (IV.203, of Iarbas); si nulla accendit tantarum gloria rerum (IV.232);sic accensa profatur (IV.364, of Dido); subitoque accensa furore (IV.697, of Dido); quae tantum accenderit ignem / causa latet (V.4, the ignem being Dido); hic laeta extremis spes est accensa duobus (V.183); Martemque accendere cantu (VI.165).
- Volcanum (77): cf. Volcano superante (II.311); furit immissis Volcanus habenis (V.662).
- inlustrem (79): cf. inlustris animas nostrumque in nomen ituras (VI.758).
- portendere (80): cf. nunc repeto haec generi portendere debita nostro (III.184); quae portenderet ira / magna deum (V.706-7).

 

[Dantius]

I find it interesting that Vergil calls this half of his work a maius opus since generally modern readers seem to prefer the first half (and the AP Latin curriculum is all excerpts from the first half).

I like book 7, but it wasn't one of my favorites. Juno's speech early-ish on is interesting because it kind of parallels her first speech in book 1, but lines 647-817 of book 7 are all a catalog of Turnus's forces which I didn't find very engaging.

 

[AoM]

Yeah, I think one of reasons he says that is because now that the narrative is in Italy, he feels he can separate himself more from Homer.

Though that catalog is based on Homer's catalog of ships in book 2 of the Iliad.

 

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Lines 81-106:

- rex sollicitus (81): cf. tibi sollicito (III.389, of Aeneas).
- fatidici (82): I'm surprised Virgil didn't use this adjective for the Sibyl, Helenus, etc.
- sonat saevamque (84): cf. saeva sonare / verbera (VI.557-8).
- exhalat (84): cf. vitam exhalantem (II.562, of Priam).
- multa modis simulacra videt volitantia miris (89): cf. ora modis attollens pallida miris (I.354); multa diu concreta modis inolescere miris (VI.738).
- lanigeras...bidentis (93): cf. lanigeras claudit pecudes (III.642); lanigerae comitantur oves (III.660).
- vox reddita (95): cf. vox reddita fertur ad auris (III.40).
- sociare (96): cf. ne cui me vinclo vellem sociare iugali (IV.16).
- thalamis neu crede paratis (97): cf. equo ne credite, Teucri (II.48).
- qui sanguine nostrum / nomen in astra ferant (98-9): cf. sublimemque feres ad sidera caeli / magnanimum Aenean (I.259-60); inlustris animas nostrumque in nomen ituras (VI.758).
- quorumque a stirpe nepotes (99): cf. quae vos a stirpe parentum (III.94).
- sed circum late volitans iam Fama per urbes (104): cf. extemplo Libyae magnas it Fama per urbes (IV.173); centum errant annos volitantque haec litora circum (VI.329).
- Laomedontia pubes (105): cf. Scyria pubes (II.477); Laomedontiadae (III.248); Laomedonteae...gentis (IV.542).
- gramineo...ab aggere (106): cf. gramineum in campum (V.287); in gramineis...palaestris (VI.642).

 

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Lines 107-147:

- pomis agrestibus (111): cf. Nymphas...agrestis (III.34); gaza...agresti (V.40).
- morsus (112): cf. nec tu mensarum morsus horresce futuros (III.394).
- penuria adegit (113) and malisque (114): cf. nostraeque iniuria caedis / ambesas subigat malis absumere mensas (III.256-7).
- heus (116): cf. heus inquit iuvenes (I.321).
- vox audita (117): cf. vox reddita (95).
- loquentis ab ore (118): cf. narrantis ab ore (IV.79).
- salve... / ...salvete (120-1): cf. salve, sancte parens, iterum; salvete, recepti / nequiquam cineres animaeque umbraeque paternae (V.80-1).
- fatis mihi debita tellus (120): cf. non indebita posco / regna meis fatis (VI.66-7).
- hic domus, haec patria est (122): cf. hic amor, haec patria est (IV.347).
- fatorum arcana (123): cf. I.262; arcanaque fata (VI.72).
- vectum (124): cf. vectae (65).
- accisis (125): cf. accisam (II.627).
- defessus (126): cf. defessi Aeneadae (I.157); defessi aspicimus (II.285); deseruere omnes defessi (II.565).
- haec erat illa fames (128): cf. nimirum hic illa Charybdis (III.558).
- exitiis (129): cf. unius in miseri exitium (II.131); magnum exitium (II.190); cui te exitio Fortuna reservat? (V.625).
- quare agite (130): cf. I.627, said by Dido.
- sic deinde effatus (135): cf. sic deinde locutus (V.14, 303, 400).
- frondenti...ramo (135): cf. ramo frondente (67).
- geniumque loci primamque deorum (136): cf. geniumne loci famulumne parentis (V.95).
- invocat, et duplicis caeloque Ereboque parentis (140): cf. voce vocans Hecaten caeloque Ereboque potentem (VI.247).
- certatim instaurant (146): cf. II.626-8; certatim socii feriunt mare et aequora verrunt (III.290; V.777).
- crateras laeti statuunt et vina coronant (147): cf. crateras magnos statuunt et vina coronant (I.724); tum pater Anchises magnum cratera corona / induit (III.525-6).

 

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Lines 148-191:

- postera cum prima lustrabat lampade terras (148): cf. postera Phoebea lustrabat lampade terras (IV.6).
- diversi (150): cf. age diversos (I.70).
- explorant (150): cf. tuus, O regina, quid optes / explorare labor (I.76-7); locosque / explorare novos (I.306-7); et omnis / explorat ventos (III.513-4).
- satus Anchisa (152): cf. V.244, 424; VI.331; hic Hammone satus rapta Garamantide nympha (IV.198).
- augusta (153): surprisingly, the first use of the word in the work.
- pacemque exposcere Teucris (155): cf. precibusque iubent exposcere pacem (III.261, from the Harpies); exposcit (IV.79).
- haud mora, festinant iussi (156): cf. haud mora, festinant flentes (VI.177).
- ipse humili designat moenia fossa (157): cf. Aeneas urbem designat aratro (V.755).
- iter emensi (160): cf. emensae (V.628).
- exercentur equis (163): cf. ergo exercentur poenis (VI.739).
- lenta... / spicula (164-5): cf. Cnosia...lucida... / spicula (V.306-7); nunc spicula vertunt (V.586).
- cursuque ictuque lacessunt (165): cf. pugnamque lacessunt (V.429).
- longaevi regis (166): cf. tibi longaevo (VI.764, of Aeneas).
- et solio medius consedit avito (169): cf. tum foribus divae, media testudine templi, / saepta armis, solioque alte subnixa resedit (I.505-6, of Dido).
- augustum (170): and again surprisingly, the last use of the word in the work; cf. augusta ad moenia regis (153).
- horrendum (172): the palace was also described as ingens (170). Coincidentally, both adjectives were used to describe Polyphemus (monstrum horrendum, informe, ingens, cui lumen ademptum, III.658) and Rumor (monstrum horrendum, ingens, cui quot sunt corpore plumae, IV.181).
- primos attollere fascis (173): cf. fascisque videre receptos (VI.818).
- hoc… / hae...hic (174-6): tricolon crescens.
- perpetuis...mensis (176): framed line.
- soliti (176): cf. quam Belus et omnes / a Belo soliti (I.729-30).
- antiqua e cedro (178): cf. odoratam...cedrum (13).
- curvam servans sub imagine falcem (179): cf. aeternum servans sub pectore vulnus (I.36, of Juno).
- falcem (179): cf. falcibus (IV.513).
- Martiaque ob patriam pugnando vulnera passi (182): alliteration of p; also, cf. hic manus ob patriam pugnando vulnera passi (VI.660).
- multaque praeterea sacris in postibus arma (183): cf. multaque praeterea vatum praedicta priorum (IV.464); multaque praeterea variarum monstra ferarum (VI.285).
- lituo (187): cf. lituo...insignis (VI.167, of Misenus).
- equum domitor (189): cf. domitor maris (V.799, of Neptune).
- capta cupidine coniunx (189): heavy alliteration.
- virga versumque venenis (190): again, at line’s end.

 

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Lines 192-248:

- haec...edidit (194): cf. tum Saturnius haec domitor maris edidit alti (V.799).
- placido...ore (194): cf. maximus Ilioneus placido sic pectore coepit (I.521).
- nescimus et urbem / et genus (195-6): cf. quis genus Aeneadum, quis Troiae nesciat urbem (I.565, said by Dido).
- haud vinclo nec legibus (203): cf. teneor patriae nec legibus ullis (II.159).
- atque equidem memini (205): cf. atque equidem Teucrum memini (I.619, said by Dido).
- fama est obscurior annis (205): cf. quos fama obscura recondit (V.302).
- hic ortus ut agris / Dardanus (206-7): cf. hinc Dardanus ortus (III.167).
- penetrarit (207): cf. Illyricos penetrare sinus (I.243, of Antenor).
- Corythi Tyrrhena ab sede (209): cf. Corythum terrasque requirat / Ausonias (III.170-1).
- solio (210): cf. solio...avito (169).
- regia (210): cf. 171.
- voce secutus (212): cf. tali fugientem est voce secutus (I.406).
- genus egregium Fauni (213): cf. egregia Priami de stirpe (V.297).
- vestris succedere terris (214): cf. O tectis, iuvenes, succedite nostris (I.627, said by Dido).
- pulsi regnis (217): cf. pulsum regnis (III.121, of Idomeneus).
- Dardana pubes (219): cf. Laomedontia pubes (105).
- rex ipse (220): cf. I.575.
- Troius Aeneas (221): cf. I.596; VI.403.
- quanta...saevis effusa Mycenis / tempestas (222-3): synchysis over two lines.
- Europae atque Asiae (224): cf. Europa atque Asia pulsus (I.385, of Aeneas).
- concurrerit (224): cf. audetque viris concurrere virgo (I.493, of Penthesilea); et concurrere in arcem (II.315).
- summovet (226): cf. ast alios longe summotos arcet harena (VI.316).
- plagarum (226) and plaga (227): cf. aetheria...plaga (I.394).
- dirimit (227): cf. proelia voce diremit (V.467).
- per aequora vecti (228): cf. per aequora vectum (VI.692).
- dis sedem exiguam patriis (229): chiasmus; also, cf. urbem / exiguam (IV.211-2); this would probably be a stretch, but note that Dido’s urbs exigua is “broken” while the peaceful chiasmus could signify the prosperity of the Trojans/Romans; vocem / exiguam (VI.492-3).
- tantique...gratia facti (232): cf. et bene apud memores veteris stat gratia facti (IV.539).
- abolescet (232): cf. inolescere (VI.738).
- gremio excepisse (233): cf. gremio accipiet (I.685); fotum gremio (I.692); gremio fovet (I.718); optatae gremio telluris (III.509); gremio Ascanium... / detinet (IV.84-5); gremio complectitur (V.31).
- pigebit (233): cf. nec me meminisse pigebit Elissae (IV.335).
- dextramque potentem (234): cf. per ego has lacrimas dextramque tuam (IV.314).
- seu quis bello est expertus et armis (235): cf. sin aliquam expertus sumptis spem ponis in armis (II.676, Creusa to Aeneas).
- manibus vittas (237): cf. et manibus vittas Vestamque potentem (II.296).
- vestras exquirere terras (239): cf. vestris succedere terris (214); antiquam exquirite matrem (III.96); pacemque per aras / exquirunt (IV.56-7).
- hinc Dardanus ortus (240): see 206-7 note above.
- iussisque ingentibus urget (241): cf. quibusue / urgentur poenis? (VI.560-1).
- praeterea fortunae parva prioris (243): alliteration of p.
- reliquias Troia ex ardente receptas (244): chiasmus, with the reliquias now “outside” of Troia.
- hoc Priami gestamen (246): cf. haec finis Priami fatorum (II.554); aere cavo clipeum, magni gestamen Abantis (III.286).
- cum iura vocatis / more daret populis (246-7): cf. iura dabunt (I.293); iura dabat legesque viris (I.507, of Dido); Iuppiter, hospitibus nam te dare iura loquuntur (I.731, said by Dido); sed iura fidemque supplicis erubuit (II.541-2, said by Priam of Achilles); iura domosque dabam (III.137, of Aeneas); et patribus dat iura vocatis (V.758, of Acestes).
- Iliadumque labor (248): cf. Iliadum turba (II.580); arrectae mentes stupefactaque corda / Iliadum (V.643-4); all at line’s start.

 

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Lines 249-285:

- defixa... / obtutu tenet ora...haeret (249-50): cf. obtutuque haeret defixus in uno (I.495, of Aeneas).
- intentos volvens oculos (251): cf. huc illuc volvens oculos (IV.363, of Dido).
- in conubio natae (253): cf. ne pete conubiis natam sociare Latinis (96).
- veteris Fauni (254): cf. veterisque dei (204, of Saturn).
- paribusque in regna vocari / auspiciis (256-7): cf. quae me cumque vocant terrae (I.610); communem hunc ergo populum paribusque regamus / auspiciis (IV.102-3, said by Juno); fatisque vocantia regna (V.656).
- virtute... / egregiam (257-8): cf. sic nam fore bello / egregiam (I.444-5, of the Carthaginians); pariter pietate vel armis / egregius (VI.769-70, of Silvius Aeneas); egregium forma iuvenem et fulgentibus armis (VI.861, of Marcellus).
- totum quae viribus occupet orbem (258): cf. ac totum sub leges mitteret orbem (IV.231).
- tandem laetus (259): cf. et tandem laeti sociorum ulciscimur umbras (III.638); et tandem laeti notae advertuntur harenae (V.34).
- di nostra incepta secundent (259): cf. rite secundarent visus (III.36).
- dvitis uber agri (262): cf. ubere glaebae (I.531; III.164); ubere laeto (III.95); albi circum ubera nati (III.392); geminique sub ubere nati (V.285); ab ubere raptos (VI.428).
- opulentia (262): cf. donis opulentum et numine divae (I.447, of the temple to Juno at Carthage).
- nostri si tanta cupido est (263): cf. quod si tantus amor menti, si tanta cupido est (VI.133, said by the Sibyl).
- iungi...properat (264): cf. adiungi...properabat (57).
- exhorrescat (265): cf. horresco referens (II.204, said by Aeneas); nec tu mensarum morsus horresce futuros (III.394, said by Helenus to Aeneas); horrescit visu subito (VI.710, of Aeneas).
- tyranni (266): this word really surprised me at first. I know it could have a positive/neutral connotation (as here), but nevertheless. Cf. quibus aut odium crudele tyranni / aut metus acer erat (I.361-2, of Pygmalion); Nomadumque tyranni (IV.320).
- est mihi nata (268): cf. sunt mihi bis septem...nymphae (I.71).
- qui sanguine nostrum / nomen in astra ferant (271-2): cf. 98-9.
- hunc illum poscere fata (272): cf. et sic fata Iovis poscunt (IV.614, said by Dido); vel quae fatorum posceret ordo (V.707); poscere fata tempus (VI.45-6).
- opto (273): the word at line's end reminds me of rursus in arma feror mortem miserrimus opto (II.655) and melioribus, opto, / auspiciis (III.498-9), both said by Aeneas.
- nitidi (275): cf. nitidusque iuventa (II.473, of the Pyrrhus-snake simile).
- in praesepibus (275): cf. 17.
- instratos (277) and fulvum (279): cf. fulvique insternor pelle leonis (II.722).
- alipedes (277): cf. sonipes (IV.135); cornipedum...equorum (VI.591); aeripedem cervam (VI.802).
- aurea... / ...auro...aurum (279-80): cf. ex auro...in aurum / aurea (IV.138-9); aureus [...] auricomos [...] aureus (VI.137|141|144); threefold gold.
- pectoribus demissa (278): cf. demissa ex umeris (IV.263).
- monilia (278): cf. colloque monile / bacatum (I.654-5).
- mandunt sub dentibus (279): cf. manderet...sub dentibus (III.627, of Polyphemus); stat sonipes ac frena ferox spumantia mandit (IV.135).
- iugalis (280): all previous uses of the adjective in the work had dealt with marriage, so a very fitting word here.
- semine ab aetherio (281): cf. caelestis... / seminibus (VI.730-1).
- spirantis...ignem (281): cf. expirantem...flammas (I.44).
- supposita de matre (283): cf. suppostaque furto / Pasiphae (VI.24-5).
- furata (283): cf. fessosque oculos furare labori (V.845).
- creavit (283): cf. diva creatrix (VI.367, of Venus).
- Aeneadae (284): cf. defessi Aeneadae (I.157); Aeneadasque meo nomen de nomine fingo (III.18); visuri Aeneadas (V.108).
- pacemque reportant (285): cf. reportat (167); isque adytis haec tristia dicta reportat (II.115).

 

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Lines 286-322:

- ecce autem Inachiis sese referebat ab Argis (286): cf. ecce gubernator sese Palinurus agebat (VI.337).
- saeva Iovis coniunx (287): cf. Iovisque / et soror et coniunx (I.46-7).
- Pachyno (289): cf. Trinacrii...Pachyni (III.429); proiectaque saxa Pachyni (III.699).
- quassans caput (292): cf. super utraque quassat / tempora (V.855-6).
- fatis contraria nostris / fata Phrygum (293-4): cf. fatis contraria fata rependens (I.239, said by Venus).
- Sigeis occumbere campis (294): cf. Iliacis occumbere campis (I.97, said by Aeneas).
- num capti potuere capi? num incensa cremavit (295): alliteration of c; also, cf. cremari (74).
- invenere viam (297): cf. fata viam invenient (III.395, said by Helenus).
- exsaturata (298): cf. necdum antiquum saturata dolorem (V.608); Iunonis gravis ira neque exsaturabile pectus (V.781, said by Venus).
- excussos (299): cf. incertam excussit cervice securim (II.224); excussosque iubet laxare rudentis (III.267); excussaque pectore Iuno est (V.679); magnum si pectore possit / excussisse deum (VI.79); excussa magistro (VI.353).
- infesta (299): cf. infesto vulnere (II.529); infestos...Teucros (II.571); infestaque tela (V.582); infesto fulmine (V.691).
- ausa sequi (300): cf. certa sequi (II.350, said by Aeneas).
- profugis (300): cf. fato profugus (I.2).
- caelique marisque (301): cf. V.802; pelagique...caelique (VI.113).
- profuit (303): cf. nec vires heroum infusaque flumina prosunt (V.684).
- optato conduntur Thybridis alveo (303): cf. nota conduntur in alvo (II.401, of the Greeks in the Trojan horse).
- perdere (304): cf. perdita (IV.541); surprisingly, the only two uses of the word up to this point.
- ipse deum antiquam genitor Calydona (306): synchysis.
- ast ego, magna Iovis coniunx (308): cf. ast ego, quae divum incedo regina, Iovisque / et soror et coniunx (I.46-7).
- magna satis, dubitem haud equidem implorare quod usquam est (311): three elisions.
- flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo (312): chiastic arrangement.
- immota manet (314): cf. manent immota tuorum / fata tibi (I.257-8, said by Jupiter to Venus); illa manent immota locis (III.447); mens immota manet (IV.449).
- exscindere (316): cf. VI.553-4.
- gener atque socer (317): cf. socer... / ...gener (VI.830-1); an unexpected parallel (Aeneas/Caesar vs. Turnus/Pompey).
- sanguine (318): cf. sanguine placastis ventos et virgine caesa (II.116).
- dotabere (318): cf. dotalisque (IV.104).
- Bellona...pronuba (319): cf. pronuba Iuno (IV.166).
- Cisseis (320): cf. Cisseus (V.537).
- enixa (320): cf. servitio enixae (III.327, of Andromache); triginta capitum fetus enixa (III.391, of the white sow).
- Paris alter (321): cf. ille Paris (IV.215, of Aeneas also).
- funestaeque iterum recidiva in Pergama taedae (322): framed synchysis.
- recidiva in Pergama (322): cf. et recidiva manu posuissem Pergama victis (IV.344).

Juno's speech early-ish on is interesting because it kind of parallels her first speech in book 1

Yeah, I really liked it.

 

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Lines 323-340:

- haec ubi dicta dedit (323): cf. II.790; VI.628; haec ubi dicta (I.81; V.32, 315).
- luctificam Allecto (324): one entity (luctificallecto).
- infernisque...tenebris (325): cf. inferni...regis (VI.106); Iunoni infernae (VI.138).
- iraeque insidiaeque (326): alliteration and assonance; also, cf. iraeque leonum (15).
- crimina noxia (326): cf. noxia corpora (VI.731).
- tot sese vertit in ora (328): cf. quae memet in omnia verti (309, of Juno).
- saevae facies (329): cf. apparent dirae facies (II.622).
- hunc mihi da proprium...laborem (331): cf. da propriam, Thymbraee, domum (III.85); hae nobis propriae sedes (III.167).
- cedat / ...loco (332-3): cf. illa manent immota locis neque ab ordine cedunt (III.447).
- conubiis ambire Latinum (333): cf. reginam ambire furentem (IV.283).
- Italosve...finis (334): cf. finis Italos (III.440; V.82).
- unanimos...fratres (335): cf. unanimam...sororem (IV.8, of Anna).
- odiis versare domos (336): cf. odiis aut exsaturata (298); odiis Iunonis iniquae (I.668); exercete odiis (IV.623); exedisse nefandis / urbem odiis (V.785-6).
- funereasque inferre faces (337): alliteration of f.
- funereasque...faces (337): cf. fronde... / funerea (IV.506-7).
- nocendi artes (338): cf. haud ignara nocendi (V.618, of Iris).
- fecundum...pectus (338): cf. fecundaque poenis / viscera (VI.598-9).
- dissice (339): cf. disiecitque rates (I.43); disiice corpora ponto (I.70, said by Juno); disiectam Aeneae...classem (I.128); disiectas moles (II.608).
- poscatque...rapiatque (340): cf. rapiunt...feruntque (II.374); rapiuntque ruuntque (IV.581).

 

[Dantius]

- tot sese vertit in ora (328): cf. quae memet in omnia verti (309, of Juno).

Reminds me of verte omnes tete in facies from towards the end of book 12.

 

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Lines 341-372:

- exim (341): cf. exinde (VI.743); exim (VI.890).
- Gorgoneis Allecto infecta venenis (341): chiasmus.
- infecta (341): cf. infectum...scelus (VI.742).
- Latium et Laurentis tecta tyranni (342): alliteration of l and t.
- Teucrum Turnique (344): enemies, side by side.
- femineae ardentem curaeque iraeque coquebant (345): heavy assonance, and triple repetition of que.
- caeruleis unum de crinibus anguem (346): synchysis.
- conicit (347): cf. coniciunt (VI.222).
- praecordia (347): cf. quondam etiam victis redit in praecordia virtus (II.367).
- intima (347): cf. intima... / regna Liburnorum (I.243-4).
- furibunda (348): cf. altos / conscendit furibunda rogos (IV.645-6, of Dido).
- permisceat (348): first use of the word in the work.
- ille inter vestis et levia pectora lapsus (349): cf. tandem inter pateras et levia pocula serpens (V.91).
- vipeream inspirans animam (351): occultum inspires ignem (I.688, said by Venus to Cupid); magnam cui mentem animumque / Delius inspirat vates (VI.11-2).
- tortile collo / aurum (351-2): cf. flexilis obtorti per collum circulus auri (V.559).
- coluber (352): cf. colubris (329).
- taenia (352): cf. puniceis...taenis (V.269).
- innectitque comas (353): cf. causasque innecte morandi (IV.51).
- lubricus (353): cf. lubrica...terga (II.474); lubricus anguis (V.84); per lubrica (V.335).
- lues (354): cf. lues et letifer annus (III.139).
- pertemptat (355): cf. Latonae tacitum pertemptant gaudia pectus (I.502); gaudia pertemptant mentem (V.828).
- atque ossibus implicat ignem (355): cf. atque ossibus implicet ignem (I.660).
- multa super natae lacrimans (358): cf. multa super Priamo rogitans, super Hectore multa (I.750).
- exsulibusne (359): cf. feror exsul in altum (III.11); ego...exsul (III.51).
- te miseret (360): cf. te lapsorum miseret (V.354).
- perfidus...abducta virgine praedo (362): chiastic arrangement stressing the threat of the praedo.
- perfidus (362): cf. perfide (IV.305, 366, Dido to Aeneas); perfidus ille (IV.421, again of Aeneas); to his allies, Aeneas is pius; to his enemies, perfidus.
- alta petens (362): cf. V.508, of Mnestheus during the archery contest.
- lines 362-3: alliteration of p in each.
- Lacedaemona... / Ledaeamque Helenam (363-4): cf. Ledaeam Hermionen Lacedaemoniosque hymenaeos (III.328, of Pyrrhus).
- consanguineo...data dextera Turno (366): chiasmus; also, cf. consanguineus Leti Sopor (VI.278).
- idque sedet (368): cf. idque pio sedet Aeneae (V.418).
- si prima domus repetatur origo (371): cf. si prima repetens ab origine pergam (I.372, said by Aeneas); a prima dic...origine (I.753, Dido to Aeneas).

 

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ceu quondam torto volitans sub verbere turbo,
quem pueri magno in gyro vacua atria circum
intenti ludo exercent—ille actus habena
curvatis fertur spatiis; stupet inscia supra
impubesque manus mirata volubile buxum;
dant animos plagae: (378-83)

This simile was pretty jarring at first and seemed a little weak, but I really like it now. Especially seeings the gods as the pueri, humans as their playthings.

 

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Lines 373-405:

- furiale (375): cf. furiata mente (II.407, 588).
- totamque pererrat (375): cf. pererrato...ponto (II.295); totumque pererrat / luminibus tacitis (IV.363-4, of Dido upon Aeneas); omnemque pererrat / arte locum (V.441-2).
- tum vero infelix (376): cf. tum vero infelix fatis exterrita Dido (IV.450).
- ingentibus excita monstris (376): cf. rex sollicitus monstris (81); magnis exterrita monstris (III.307, of Andromache); tum vero attonitae monstris (V.659, of the Trojan women).
- immensam...furit...per urbem (377): framed line stressing the size of the city; also, cf. uritur infelix Dido totaque vagatur / urbe furens (IV.68-9); totamque incensa per urbem / bacchatur (IV.300-1, of Dido).
- lymphata (377): cf. dant famuli manibus lymphas (I.701); dic corpus fluviali spargere lympha (IV.635); date vulnera lymphis / abluam (IV.683-4).
- torto volitans sub verbere turbo (378): alliteration chiastically arranged; also, cf. volitare cava sub imagine formae (VI.293).
- magno in gyro (379): cf. septem...gyros (V.85, of a snake).
- vacua atria (379): cf. II.528; per ampla... / atria (I.725-6); atria longa (II.483); ad alta / atria (IV.665-6).
- intenti ludo (380): cf. intentaque bracchia remis; / intenti expectant signum (V.136-7).
- curvatis...spatiis (381): cf. portus...curvatus in arcum (III.533); curvato gurgite (III.564).
- stupet inscia supra (381): alliteration of s; also, cf. stupet inscius... / ...pastor (II.307-8).
- impubesque (382): cf. impubis Iuli (V.546).
- non cursu segnior illo (383): cf. haud segnis strato surgit (III.513); haud illo segnior ibat / Aeneas (IV.149-50).
- populosque ferocis (384): cf. I.263; ponuntque ferocia Poeni / corda (I.302-3).
- maius adorta nefas maioremque orsa furorem (386): an impressive line; adjective/noun pairs surrounding both participles, with assonance throughout.
- evolat (387): cf. devolat (IV.702); both in enjambment after two lines.
- frondosis montibus abdit (387): cf. sed pater omnipotens speluncis abdidit atris (I.60); lateri capulo tenus abdidit ensem (II.553).
- euhoe Bacche (389): cf. euhantis... / ...Phrygias (VI.517-8); audito...Baccho (IV.302).
- vociferans (390): cf. talia vociferans (II.679, of Creusa).
- sacrum...crinem (391): cf. hunc... / sacrum (IV.702-3) and crinem (IV.704), of Dido’s death.
- pascere (391): cf. circum tempora pasci (II.684, of the burning ring around Ascanius’s head).
- fama volat (392): cf. III.121.
- furiisque accensas (392): cf. scelerum furiis agitatus Orestes (III.331); heu furiis incensa feror! (IV.376, of Dido).
- idem omnis simul ardor agit (393): cf. idem omnis simul ardor habet (IV.581).
- nova quaerere tecta (393): cf. vestras exquirere terras (239); tecta novantem (IV.260).
- deseruere domos (394): deseruere omnes defessi (II.565); III.618; litora deseruere (IV.582).
- ventis dant colla comasque (394): cf. dederatque comam diffundere ventis (I.319, of Venus).
- tremulis ululatibus aethera complent (395): cf. tremulo sub lumine (9); femineo ululatu (IV.667); loca...complent (II.495); litora complent (III.71, 676); tertia...cornua...complent (III.645).
- pampineasque...hastas (396): framed line; also, cf. pampineis...habenis (VI.804).
- pellibus (396): cf. pellibus incubuit (88).
- flagrantem...pinum (397): cf. flagrantisque dei vultus (I.710); crinemque flagrantem (II.685).
- fervida (397): cf. praeter vada fervida (24).
- natae Turnique...hymenaeos (398): cf. Turnique hymenaeis (344).
- sanguineam torquens aciem (399): cf. sanguineam volvens aciem (IV.643, of Dido); iubaeque / sanguineae (II.206-7, of snakes).
- torvumque (399): cf. torva tuentem (VI.467, of dead Dido).
- si iuris materni cura remordet (402): cf. quando haec te cura remordet (I.261, said by Jupiter to Venus).
- solvite crinalis vittas (403): cf. solve metus (I.463; V.420); solvite corde metum (I.562); vittasque resolvit (III.370).
- talem... / reginam (404-5): hyperbaton and enjambment.
- inter silvas, inter deserta ferarum (404): cf. in silvis inter deserta ferarum / lustra (III.646-7); densa ferarum / tecta...silvas (VI.7-8); stabula alta ferarum (VI.179).
- stimulis...Bacchi (405): cf. audito stimulant...Baccho (IV.302); et stimulos sub pectore vertit Apollo (VI.101).

 

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Lines 406-444:

- acuisse (406): cf. acuit (330).
- tristis dea (408): cf. tristis Erinys (II.337); III.366, of Celaeno; navita...tristis (VI.315, of Charon).
- fundasse (410): cf. Aenean fundantem arces (IV.260).
- nunc magnum manet Ardea nomen (412): cf. haec tum nomina erunt, nunc sunt sine nomine terrae (VI.776).
- tectis hic Turnus in altis (413): cf. hic vasto rex Aeolus antro (I.52).
- iam mediam nigra carpebat nocte quietem (414): close to a silver line; also, cf. placidum carpebant fessa soporem / corpora (IV.522-3); carpebat somnos (IV.555, of Aeneas).
- torvam faciem (415): cf. torva...sub fronte (III.636, of Polyphemus).
- furialia membra (415): cf. furiale malum (375).
- frontem obscenam (417): cf. obscenas...volucris (III.241); dirae obscenaeque volucres (III.262); obscenamque famem (III.367); in obscenum...cruorem (IV.455).
- ramum olivae (418): cf. ramo felicis olivae (VI.230); ramis insignis olivae (VI.808).
- fit Calybe (419): cf. fit Beroe (V.620, of Iris).
- iuveni ante oculos (420): cf. mihi ante oculos (II.773, of Aeneas).
- incassum (421): cf. longosque ciebat / incassum fletus (III.344-5, of Andromache).
- et tua Dardaniis transcribi sceptra colonis (422): almost a golden line; also, cf. transcribunt urbi matres (V.750).
- abnegat (424): cf. abnegat...vitam producere (II.637); abnegat (II.654), both of Anchises.
- heres (424): cf. heredis Iuli (I.274).
- i... / ...i (425-6): cf. i decus, i, nostrum (VI.546).
- inrise (425): cf. inrisa (IV.534, of Dido); inrisam sine honore ratem Sergestus agebat (V.272).
- ipsa palam fari omnipotens Saturnia iussit (428): cf. I.23; farique vetat Saturnia Iuno (III.380); talibus adgreditur Venerem Saturnia dictis (IV.92); Saturnia Iuno (V.606).
- quare age (429): cf. quare agite (130).
- armari pubem portisque moveri (429): cf. armari classem cursumque parari (IV.299); unanimos armare in proelia fratres (335).
- pictasque exure carinas (431): cf. Pallasne exurere classem / Argivum (I.39-40); tum sterilis exurere Sirius agros (III.141); mecum infaustas exurite puppis (V.635); exuritur igni (VI.742).
- experiatur in armis (434): cf. sin aliquam expertus sumptis spem ponis in armis (II.676, Creusa to Aeneas).
- inridens (435): cf. inrise (425).
- Thybridis undam (436): cf. Simoentis ad undam (I.618); falsi Simoentis ad undam (III.302); secreti ad fluminis undam (III.389); Lethaei ad fluminis undam (VI.714).
- victa situ (440): cf. per loca senta situ (VI.462).
- verique effeta senectus (440): cf. tam ficti pravique tenax quam nuntia veri (IV.188, of Rumor); tardante senecta (V.395); frigentque effetae in corpore vires (V.396).
- falsa vatem formidine (442): cf. emphatic syntax.
- divum effigies (443): cf. veterum effigies...avorum (177); effigies sacrae divum (III.148).
- bella viri pacemque gerent quis bella gerenda (444): cf. exim bella viro memorat quae deinde gerenda (VI.890).

 

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Lines 445-474:

- talibus Allecto dictis (445): cf. talibus Ilionei dictis (249); talibus Aeneadae donis (284).
- exarsit in iras (445): cf. exarsere ignes animo (II.575); tum vero exarsit iuveni dolor ossibus ingens (V.172).
- subitus tremor occupat artus (446): cf. gelidus Teucris per dura cucurrit / ossa tremor (VI.54-5); totum quae viribus occupet orbem (258).
- deriguere oculi (447): cf. at sociis subita gelidus formidine sanguis / deriguit (III.259-60); deriguit visu in medio (III.308, of Andromache).
- Erinys (447): cf. tristis Erinys (II.337); Troiae et patriae communis Erinys (II.573, of Helen).
- sibilat (447): cf. sibila...ora (II.211); sibila colla (V.277).
- hydris (447): cf. Hydra (VI.576).
- flammea torquens / lumina (448-9): cf. sanguineam torquens aciem (399).
- cunctantem et quaerentem dicere plura (449): cf. nec plura querentem (I.385, of Aeneas); nec me quaerentem vana moratur (II.287, Aeneas as object); reginam thalamo cunctantem (IV.133); multa metu cunctantem et multa parantem / dicere (IV.390-1, of Aeneas); cunctantem (VI.211, of Aeneas).
- reppulit (450): cf. conubia nostra / reppulit (IV.213-4).
- erexit (450): cf. rursusque sub auras / erigit alternos (III.422-3, of Charybdis); avulsaque viscera montis / erigit eructans (III.575-6, of Etna).
- verberaque insonuit (451): cf. insonuere cavae gemitumque dedere cavernae (II.53, of the Trojan horse); insonuitque flagello (V.579, of Epytus’s son).
- rabidoque...ore (451): cf. os rabidum (VI.80, of the Sibyl); rabida ora (VI.102, of the Sibyl); rabida tria guttura (VI.421, of Cerberus).
- rabidoque haec addidit ore (451): cf. roseoque haec insuper addidit ore (II.593, of Venus).
- lines 452-3: Alecto throwing Turnus’s words back in his face.
- dirarum ab sede sororum (454): cf. luctificam Allecto dirarum ab sede dearum (324).
- bella...gero (455): Alecto stressing that she also takes part in wars, doing so personally (manu), bringing about death (letumque).
- sic effata (456): cf. IV.30, of Dido; sic effatus (VI.197, of Aeneas).
- atro / lumine fumantis...taedas (456-7): cf. turbine fumantem piceo et candente favilla (V.573).
- toto proruptus corpore sudor (459): cf. tum gelidus toto manabat corpore sudor (III.175, of Aeneas).
- arma amens fremit (460): cf. arma amens capio (II.314, of Aeneas); arma amens vidit (III.307, of Andromache).
- scelerata insani belli (461): cf. o miseri, quae tanta insania, cives? (II.42, said by Laocoön); quae mentem insania mutat? (IV.595, said by Dido).
- sonore (462): cf. tempestatesque sonoras (I.53).
- undantis aeni (463): cf. aena undantia flammis (VI.218).
- exsultantque aestu latices (464): cf. exsultantque vada atque aestu miscentur harenae (III.557).
- volat vapor ater ad auras (466): assonance of a throughout.
- ergo iter (467): cf. ergo iter inceptum peragunt (VI.384, of Aeneas and the Sibyl).
- ad regem polluta pace Latinum (467): chiasmus.
- detrudere finibus hostem (469): cf. acuto / detrudunt navis scopulo (I.144-5); adgressi superisque Iovem detrudere regnis (VI.584).
- se satis ambobus Teucrisque venire Latinisque (470): alliteration of s.
- haec ubi dicta dedit divosque in vota vocavit (471): alliteration of d and v.
- hunc decus egregium formae movet atque iuventae (473): cf. genus egregium Fauni (213); Euryalus forma insignis viridique iuventa (V.295).
- atavi reges (474): cf. Turnus, avis atavisque potens (56).

 

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Lines 475-510:

- Rutulos animis audacibus (475): cf. audacis Rutuli (409, of Turnus).
- concitat (476): cf. crebris legimus freta concita terris (III.127); variosque irarum concitat aestus (IV.564).
- arte nova (477): cf. at Cytherea novas artes (I.657).
- speculata (477): cf. nube cava speculantur amicti (I.516, of Aeneas and Achates); iam vacuo laetam caelo speculatus (V.515, of Mnestheus).
- cursuque...agitabat (478): cf. cursuque ictuque lacessunt (165); cursuque fatigat (V.253).
- obicit et noto naris contingit odore (480): assonance of o.
- obicit (480): cf. VI.421, of the Sibyl feeding the drugged morsel to Cerberus; both in enjambment.
- quae prima laborum / causa fuit (481-2): cf. ille dies primus leti primusque malorum / causa fuit (IV.169-70, of Aeneas and Dido's "marriage").
- animos accendit agrestis (482): triple alliteration.
- matris ab ubere raptum (484): cf. ab ubere raptos (VI.428, of babies in the underworld).
- custodia credita campi (486): triple alliteration.
- mollibus...sertis (488): framed line.
- errabat silvis (491): cf. errabat silva in magna (VI.451, of Dido); very deliberate.
- commovere canes, fluvio cum forte secundo (494): alliteration of c and f.
- eximiae...succensus (496): both words used for the first time in the work (to stress Ascanius's excitement, I think).
- deus (498): cf. ducente deo (II.632).
- perque uterum...perque ilia (499): cf. perque undas...perque invia saxa (I.537); perque vias... / ...perque domos et religiosa deorum / limina (II.364-6); culmina perque hominum volvantur perque deorum (IV.671).
- harundo (499): cf. haeret lateri letalis harundo (IV.73, of the Dido-doe simile).
- saucius (500): cf. gravi iamdudum saucia cura (IV.1, of Dido).
- quadripes (500): cf. quadripedes (III.542).
- refugit (500): cf. inimica refugit (VI.472, of Dido).
- questuque... / ...tectum omne replebat (501-2): cf. gemitu tectum omne replebat (II.679, of Creusa); so, Virgil has Ascanius metaphorically kill both Dido and Creusa. Whew.
- imploranti similis (502): cf. os umerosque deo similis (I.589, of Aeneas); avi similis (IV.254, of Mercury); anhelanti similis (V.254); auxilium imploret (IV.617); dubitem haud equidem implorare quod usquam est (311).
- Silvia prima... / ...conclamat (503-4): cf. Italiam primus conclamat Achates (III.523); tragic echo.
- improvisi adsunt (506): cf. improvisi aderunt (II.182, of the Greeks).
- stipitis gravidi (507): cf. gravidam imperiis... / Italiam (IV.229-30).
- rimanti (508): cf. rimaturque epulis (VI.599).
- telum ira facit (508): cf. furor arma ministrat (I.150).
- vocat agmina Tyrrhus (508): cf. sociumque furens a navibus agmen / ferro accincta vocat (II.613-4, of Juno); vocat agmina saeva sororum (VI.572, of Tisiphone).
- quadrifidam quercum cuneis ut forte coactis (509): alliteration of q and c.
- scindebat rapta spirans immane securi (510): spondaic line with sibilance.

 

[Dantius]

- lines 452-3: Alecto throwing Turnus’s words back in his face.

This scene is one of my favorite moments from book 7.

 

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Lines 511-539:

- saeva e speculis...nacta nocendi (511): alliteration.
- de culmine summo (512): cf. ad summi fastigia culminis (II.458); summa super...culmina tecti (II.695); summi culmine tecti (IV.186).
- qua protinus omne / contremuit nemus (514-5): cf. quo pontus et omnes / contremuere undae (III.672-3, of Polyphemus's cry).
- audiit (516): cf. 225.
- longe lacus, audiit amnis (516): alliteration.
- sulpurea Nar albus aqua (517): assonance of a.
- indomiti agricolae (521): cf. Martem indomitum (II.440); indomitas...iras (II.594); viris / indomitas (V.680-1).
- Troia pubes (521): cf. V.599; Dardana pubes (219).
- stipitibus (524): cf. stipitis...gravidi nodis (507); de stipite (III.43); concusso stipite (IV.444).
- sudibusve praeustis (524): cf. torre...obusto (506).
- horrescit strictis seges ensibus (526): sibilance; also, cf. acies... / stricta (II.333-4); strictis mucronibus (II.449); strictoque...ferro (IV.580); strictamque aciem (VI.291); ferrea... / telorum seges (III.45-6).
- lacessita (527): cf. lacessunt (429).
- primo...albescere vento (528): cf. primam albescere lucem (IV.586).
- imo...ad aethera fundo (530): cf. imo...aequora fundo (II.419); fundoque exaestuat imo (III.577, of Etna); fundo vix tandem redditus imo est (V.178); fundo volvunter in imo (VI.581).
- primam ante aciem (531): double elision.
- ante aciem stridente sagitta (531): alliteration.
- natorum Tyrrhi fuerat qui maximus (532): cf. maxima natarum Priami (I.654, of Ilione).
- sternitur (533): cf. V.481, of the bullock killed by Dares; V.821.
- sub gutture vulnus (533): cf. sub pectore vulnus (I.36, of Juno; IV.67, 689, of Dido); rabida tria guttura (VI.421, of Cerberus).
- corpora multa (535): cf. plurima... / corpora (II.364-5).
- iustissimus unus / qui fuit (536-7): cf. iustissimus unus / qui fuit in Teucris (II.426-7, of Rhipeus).
- ditissimus arvis (537): cf. ditissimus agri (I.343, of Sychaeus).