Quārta · Unit 5 · Lesson 7

Aeneid 6.847–853: tū regere imperiō

Others will make finer statues and speeches; the Roman’s arts are ruling, peace, mercy, and war on the proud.

You will be able to

  • Read Aeneid 6.847–853
  • Recognize the future imperative and infinitives with mementō
  • Explain how this passage frames the poem’s end

New words

  • parcō, parcere, pepercī, parsum to spare (with the dative)
  • mōs, mōris, m. custom, way; pl. character
  • populus, populī, m. people, nation
  • spīrō, spīrāre to breathe
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