Aeneid Context
She is Aeneas' mother.
Who is Venus?
This brother of Menelaus led the Greek army to war.
Who is Agamemnon?
This is the accusative singular ending for 4th declension nouns.
What is -um?
A verb beginning with 'i' that means 'to understand, perceive'.
What is intellego, intellegere, intellexi, intellectum?
This was the year of the 4 emperors.
What was 69AD?
She is a 'mother earth' goddess who provided the wood for Aeneas' ships.
Who is Cybele?
This goddess was chosen by Paris as 'the most beautiful'.
Who is Venus?
This clause uses 'ut non'.
What is a result clause?
A deponent verb meaning to try or attempt.
What is conor, conari, conatus sum?
He was the 2nd emperor in the year of the 4 emperors.
Who was Otho?
Virgil compares Turnus to these two rivers.
What are the Ganges and the Nile?
The death of this man prompts Achilles to kill Hector.
Who is Patroclus?
An example of one of these types of words is 'laetior'.
What is a comparative adjective?
A 2nd conjugation verb meaning to hold or keep.
What is teneo, tenere, tenui, tentum?
During Vespasian's rule, a rebellion broke out in this area.
What is Gaul?
She was supposed to marry Turnus, but now is engaged to Aeneas.
Who is Lavinia?
They were built by Neptune.
What were the city walls of Troy?
What is 3rd principal part + isse + endings?
A 3rd conjugation verb meaning to join or unite.
What is iungo, iungere, iunxi, iunctum?
Domitian demanded this important state role for life.
What was censor?
Aeneas has gone to this king to search for allies.
Who is King Evander?
This was the reason all the kings were obliged to help Menelaus in his war against Troy.
What is an oath? (oath of Tyndareus)
What is 4th principal part + ur + endings + esse?
A deponent verb meaning to delay or linger.
What is moror, morari, moratus sum?
These were the years that Titus was emperor.
What is 79-81AD?