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