Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Word-Order in Aeneid 1.371 Aeneas’ response to Venus’ queries in Aeneid 1 is introduced as follows: …Quaerenti talibus ille suspirans imoque trahens a pectore vocem. (A. 1.370 Continue Reading →
Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Word-Order in Aeneid 1.368 As Venus tells Aeneas the story of Dido, she tells him how Dido and her allies (socios, 360) acquired the territory of Carthage: they bought as much l Continue Reading →
Verbal Artistry in Vergil: Word-Order in Aeneid 1.337 Here is the opening of Venus’ speech to Aeneas when she is disguised as a Tyrian huntress: Tum Venus: ‘Haud equidem tali me dignor honore; virginibus Continue Reading →
