Quārta · Unit 7 · Lesson 2

Aeneid 12.818–828: let Troy stay fallen

Juno’s one request: when Trojans and Latins unite, let the Latins keep their name, their language and their dress.

You will be able to

  • Read Aeneid 12.818–828
  • Recognize jussive subjunctives, nē with a command and polyptoton
  • Explain why Juno’s terms matter for Rome

New words

  • vestis, vestis, f. clothing
  • virtūs, virtūtis, f. courage, excellence
  • lēx, lēgis, f. law
  • nōmen, nōminis, n. name
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