Quārta · Unit 4 · Lesson 5
Aeneid 4.165–177: the cave, and Rumor
A storm drives the hunting party apart; Dido and Aeneas shelter in the same cave; Nature stages a wedding; and Rumor starts to run.
You will be able to
- Read Aeneid 4.165–177
- Recognize syncopated perfects, a gerund and an ablative of comparison
- Explain the narrator’s judgment in 169–172
New words
- fāma, fāmae, f. report, rumor; reputation
- nōmen, nōminis, n. name
- causa, causae, f. cause, reason
- dux, ducis, m. leader