Quārta · Unit 5 · Lesson 1

Aeneid 4.305–319: Mēne fugis?

Dido has learned that Aeneas is secretly readying his ships. She confronts him.

You will be able to

  • Read Aeneid 4.305–319
  • Recognize syncopated forms, a present contrary-to-fact condition and misereor with the genitive
  • Follow the rhetoric of an appeal

New words

  • crūdēlis, crūdēle cruel
  • lacrima, lacrimae, f. tear
  • classis, classis, f. fleet
  • dulcis, dulce sweet, dear
Aeneid 4.305–319: Mēne fugis? · Course · Lectio