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<strong>Aeneis</strong>/Liber X 206<br />
ora cruor—<br />
sic ru<strong>it</strong> in densos alacer Mezentius hostis.<br />
stern<strong>it</strong>ur infelix Acron et calcibus atram 730<br />
tund<strong>it</strong> humum exspirans infractaque tela cruentat.<br />
atque idem fugientem haud est dignatus Oroden<br />
sternere nec iacta caecum dare cuspide uulnus;<br />
obuius aduersoque occurr<strong>it</strong> seque uiro uir<br />
contul<strong>it</strong>, haud furto melior sed fortibus armis. 735<br />
tum super abiectum pos<strong>it</strong>o pede nixus et hasta:<br />
'pars belli haud temnenda, uiri, iacet altus Orodes.'<br />
conclamant socii laetum paeana secuti;<br />
ille autem exspirans: 'non me, quicumque es, inulto,<br />
uictor, nec longum laetabere; te quoque fata 740<br />
prospectant paria atque eadem mox arua tenebis.'<br />
ad quem subridens mixta Mezentius ira:<br />
'nunc morere. ast de me diuum pater atque hominum rex<br />
uider<strong>it</strong>.' hoc dicens edux<strong>it</strong> corpore telum.<br />
olli dura quies oculos et ferreus urget 745<br />
somnus, in aeternam clauduntur lumina noctem.<br />
Caedicus Alcathoum obtruncat, Sacrator Hydaspen<br />
partheniumque Rapo et praedurum uiribus Orsen,<br />
Messapus Cloniumque Lycaoniumque Erichaeten,<br />
illum infrenis equi lapsu tellure iacentem, 750<br />
hunc ped<strong>it</strong>em. pedes et Lycius processerat Agis,<br />
quem tamen haud expers Valerus uirtutis au<strong>it</strong>ae<br />
deic<strong>it</strong>; at Thronium Salius Saliumque Nealces<br />
insidiis, iaculo et longe fallente sag<strong>it</strong>ta.<br />
Iam grauis aequabat luctus et mutua Mauors 755<br />
funera; caedebant par<strong>it</strong>er par<strong>it</strong>erque ruebant<br />
uictores uictique, neque his fuga nota neque illis.<br />
di Iouis in tectis iram miserantur inanem<br />
amborum et tantos mortalibus esse labores;<br />
hinc Venus, hinc contra spectat Saturnia Iuno. 760<br />
pallida Tisiphone media inter milia saeu<strong>it</strong>.<br />
At uero ingentem quatiens Mezentius hastam<br />
turbidus ingred<strong>it</strong>ur campo. quam magnus Orion,<br />
cum pedes inced<strong>it</strong> medii per maxima Nerei<br />
stagna uiam scindens, umero supereminet undas, 765<br />
aut summis referens annosam montibus ornum