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<strong>Aeneis</strong>/Liber II 29<br />
praecip<strong>it</strong>isque trah<strong>it</strong> siluas; stupet inscius alto<br />
accipiens son<strong>it</strong>um saxi de uertice pastor.<br />
tum uero manifesta fides, Danaumque patescunt<br />
insidiae. iam Deiphobi ded<strong>it</strong> ampla ruinam 310<br />
Volcano superante domus, iam proximus ardet<br />
Vcalegon; Sigea igni freta lata relucent.<br />
exor<strong>it</strong>ur clamorque uirum clangorque tubarum.<br />
arma amens capio; nec sat rationis in armis,<br />
sed glomerare manum bello et concurrere in arcem 315<br />
cum sociis ardent animi; furor iraque mentem<br />
praecip<strong>it</strong>at, pulchrumque mori succurr<strong>it</strong> in armis.<br />
Ecce autem telis Panthus elapsus Achiuum,<br />
Panthus Othryades, arcis Phoebique sacerdos,<br />
sacra manu uictosque deos paruumque nepotem 320<br />
ipse trah<strong>it</strong> cursuque amens ad limina tend<strong>it</strong>.<br />
'quo res summa loco, Panthu? quam prendimus arcem?'<br />
uix ea fatus eram gem<strong>it</strong>u cum talia redd<strong>it</strong>:<br />
'uen<strong>it</strong> summa dies et ineluctabile tempus<br />
Dardaniae. fuimus Troes, fu<strong>it</strong> Ilium et ingens 325<br />
gloria Teucrorum; ferus omnia Iupp<strong>it</strong>er Argos<br />
transtul<strong>it</strong>; incensa Danai dominantur in urbe.<br />
arduus armatos mediis in moenibus astans<br />
fund<strong>it</strong> equus uictorque Sinon incendia miscet<br />
insultans. portis alii bipatentibus adsunt, 330<br />
milia quot magnis umquam uenere Mycenis;<br />
obsedere alii telis angusta uiarum<br />
oppos<strong>it</strong>is; stat ferri acies mucrone corusco<br />
stricta, parata neci; uix primi proelia temptant<br />
portarum uigiles et caeco Marte resistunt.' 335<br />
talibus Othryadae dictis et numine diuum<br />
in flammas et in arma feror, quo tristis Erinys,<br />
quo frem<strong>it</strong>us uocat et sublatus ad aethera clamor.<br />
addunt se socios Rhipeus et maximus armis<br />
Epytus, oblati per lunam, Hypanisque Dymasque 340<br />
et lateri adglomerant nostro, iuuenisque Coroebus<br />
Mygdonides—illis ad Troiam forte diebus<br />
uenerat insano Cassandrae incensus amore<br />
et gener auxilium Priamo Phrygibusque ferebat,<br />
infelix qui non sponsae praecepta furentis 345
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