Quārta · Unit 4 · Lesson 1
Aeneid 2.40–56: Laocoön’s spear
The priest warns the Trojans against the gift, then drives his spear into the horse, and it groans.
You will be able to
- Read Aeneid 2.40–56
- Recognize accusatives in -īs, an ablative absolute and a past contrary-to-fact condition
- Recognize apostrophe and sound effects
New words
- hasta, hastae, f. spear
- māchina, māchinae, f. machine, contraption; trick
- mūrus, mūrī, m. wall
- ferrum, ferrī, n. iron; a blade, weapon