Quārta · Unit 4 · Lesson 3
Aeneid 2.228–249: the horse comes in
The Trojans read the omen wrong, break down their own walls, and haul the horse, pregnant with soldiers, to the citadel, singing.
You will be able to
- Read Aeneid 2.228–249
- Recognize the passive periphrastic, metaphor and apostrophe
- Explain the dramatic irony of the scene
New words
- scelus, sceleris, n. crime, wickedness
- patria, patriae, f. fatherland, homeland
- furor, furōris, m. madness, frenzy
- porta, portae, f. gate