WorksheetsSyntax Vergil 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Select the most accurate translation for the selection:
ab oris Troiae
from the shores of Troy
from the mouth of the Tiber
to the borders of Troy
from the lips of Trojan women
ob iram memorem
from wrath immemorial
because of the relentless (remembering) wrath
on account of Ira's memory
from memory to rage
dum conderet urbem
while he found the city
unfund the city
until he could establish a city
when he cordoned the city
qui primus ad Italiam venit
who first came to Italy
first let's see Italy
I came, I saw, I conqured
who was the first Italian?
ob Iram saevae Iunonis
because of the rage of cruel Juno
from the cruel rage of Juno
Juno's fierce wrath
far from Saturn's shores
multa passus bello
having suffered many things in war
passing through many wars
many suffering people went to war
many men suffered for war
cur . . . regina deorum virum impulerit . . .
(perfect active subjunctive)
Why did the king of the gods and men impulse . . . ?
who is the queen of the gods?
why did the gods rule men?
why would the queen of the gods drive a man . . . ?
altae moenia Romae
Rome's high walls
the deep sea of Rome
the walls of high Rome
the old meaning of Rome
tantae irae animis caelestibus
twenty angry souls in heaven
anger so great in heavenly souls
some anger in heaven
souls of anger in such a heaven
Juno fertur coluisse
Juno's fate was to cherish
Juno is cultured to have said
Juno's colony
Juno is said to have cherished
posthabita Samo (abl abs)
her old habit Samos
with Samos being left behind
Sammy left her behind
for the habitation of Sami
magis terris omnibus
more than all lands
more lands for everyone
we all live in a yellow school bus
magic for everyone on earth
Tyrii coloni tenuerunt
Tyrian colonists held (it)
Tired colonel
the held the colony of Tyre
Tyre and Sidon's colony
si quā fata sinant
if somehow the fates would allow
yes who believes in the fates?
if she fainted in China
if her sinus infection was fatal
hīc arma illius fuerunt, hīc currus illius fuit
Her arms were long like a goddess
here they found her arms, why here?
Her arms were furry, her chariot full of fruit
Her weapons were here, here was her chariot.
dea iam tum tendit et fovet
hoc regnum gentibus esse
The goddess then was already planning and cherishing for this place to be the ruling power for the nations.
The goddess now had a tendency to favor this king of the gentiles.
days already were tender and favored the rule of the nations
gods long strain and favor this queen for the nations to be.
necdum etiam causae irarum saevique dolores
exciderant animo
no one left with a savage mind of pain.
No one even caused her savage wrath or the dolors of her excited mind
not even the causes of the savage Dolores had left with a mind
for the causes of her rage and her fierce pains had not yet left her mind
manet altā mente repostum
iudicium Paridis
The judgment of Paris remained stored up in her deep mind
her deep repostum remained in the mind of Paris
the Paris judiciary remained in her high mind
she maintained the judgment of Paris
per multos annos
errabant
for many years they wandered
I wonder as a wander
how many years were you in error?
some year they wandered
Tantae mōlis erat Rōmānam condere gentem!
It was a chore of so massive proportions to establish the Roman nation!
such moles were the Roman people
Aeneas found a massive nation in Rome
So many masses of Romans founded the gentleman.
