Hyrtacides, comitem Aeneae quem miserat Ida
venatrix iaculo celerem levibusque sagittis,
et iuxta comes Euryalus, quo pulchrior alter
non fuit Aeneadum Troiana neque induit arma, 180
ora puer prima signans intonsa iuventa.
his amor unus erat pariterque in bella ruebant;
tum quoque communi portam statione tenebant.
--Vergil, Aeneid IX.176-183
On duty that night at the fortress' gates was Nisus, the valiant son of Hyrtacus, whom the huntress Ida had trained in hunting and sent off to accompany Aeneas.
Standing beside him was his comes Euryalus, a teenager who surpassed all Trojans in beauty. He was born too young to earn his armor at Troy; his first touch of adulthood was blossoming on his chin.
They shared one love; they fought side-by-side. Both stood on duty at the gate.
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Name: Publius Vergilius
Maro
Date: 70 BCE – 21 BCE
Works: Aeneid*
Eclogues
Georgics
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Vergil was born in Mantua (Cisalpine Gaul, located in northern Italy)
and lived during the tumultuous transition of Roman government from republic
to monarchy. His masterpiece, the Aeneid, tells the story of Aeneas’ migration
from Troy to Italy; it was used for centuries as the pinnacle of Roman
literature.
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GOLDEN AGE ROME
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