A Vergil Workbook Lesson 1: Book 1. 1-33
a region of North Africa
Libya
a city in central Italy, considered the mother of Rome, established by Ascanius
Alba Longa
river that runs through Rome to the coast
Tiberis
metuens in line 23 modifies
c. Saturnia (line 23)
greek
Danaus
a city on the coast of North Africa
Karthago
an area of central Italy that includes rome
Latium
ancient city on west coat of Italy near the site of future Rome, named for Latinus's daughter
Lavinium
a city in Phoenicia that established a colony in North Africa
Tyrus
son of King Priam of Troy, who brought the Spartan queen to Troy
Paris
an island where Juno especially was worshipeed
Samos
another name for Juno
Saturnia
a name for the Fates, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropes
Parcae
In lines 8-11, Vergil follows the old epic tradition of asking for inspiration from
a. a muse
the Metrical pattern for the first four feet of line 28 is
b. dactyl-spondee-spondee-dactyl
In line 5, dum is translated
b. until
Greek hero who killed many Trojans; a main character of the Illiad
Achilles
In lines 19-22 we learn that Juno has heard that the descendants of the Trojans
b. would help destroy Carthage someday
The clause multosque peranno / errabant acti fatis maria omnia circum (lines 31-32) is best translated
c. and driven by the fates they wandered over many years around all the seas
In line 19, duci is
c. infinitive
a city in Asia Minor, often associated with Illum
Troia
anyone from Troy
Tros
In line 30, reliquias refers to
a. the Trojan refugees
The word posthabita (line 16) modifie
b. Samo (line 16)
The word qui (line 1) refers to (that is, the antecedent of qui is)
c. virum
accensa in lines 29 describes
d. Juno
The antecedent of quae (line 20) refers to
d. Tyrias (line 20)
A figure of speech that occurs in lines 16-17 is
d. anaphora
The case and number of superum (line 4) are
d. genitive plural
The form of the word tenuere (line 12) is
d. perfect indicative