Quārta · Unit 5 · Lesson 3

Aeneid 4.331–347: hic amor, haec patria est

Aeneas answers, holding his feelings down: he owes her everything, he never promised marriage, and his love is Italy.

You will be able to

  • Read Aeneid 4.331–347
  • Recognize a present contrary-to-fact condition and anaphora
  • Weigh Aeneas’s defense

New words

  • meminī, meminisse to remember (perfect in form, present in meaning)
  • rēgnum, rēgnī, n. kingdom, rule
  • spīritus, spīritūs, m. breath, spirit
  • fātum, fātī, n. fate
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