AP Latin Phrases and Quotes

ac vinclis et carcere frenat

ac vinclis et carcere frenat

and he restrains them with chains and with a prison

altae moenia Romae

the walls of high Rome

avidi coniugere dextras ardebant

eagerly they were burning to join right hands

celsa sedet Aeolus arce

Aeolus sits in his high citadel

cunctus pelagi cecidit fragor

all the uproar of the sea fell

dissimulant et nube cava speculantur amicti

they pretend and having been cloaked in a hollow cloud they watch

dives opum studiisque asperrima belli

rich of resources and most severe in enthusiasms of war

dum conderet urbem

while he might establish a city

durate et vosmet rebus servate secundis

endure and save yourselves for more favorable things

foedere certo et premere et laxas sciret dare iussus habenas

he would know both how to press them with certain agreement, and having been ordered, how to give loose reins

foribus divae

on the doors of the goddess

forsan et haec meminisse iuvabit

perhaps one day it will be helpful to remember even these things

furor arma ministrant

fury administers weapons

hic vasto rex Aeolus antro

here king Aeolus in his vast cave

iamque faces et saxa volant

and now torches and rocks fly

id metuens

fearing it

illa pharetram fert umero

that one carries a quiver on her shoulder

illi indignantes magno cum murmure montis circum claustra fremunt

those indignant ones roar around the barriers with the great murmur of the mountain

illic fas regna resurgere Troiae

there it is right for the kingdoms of Troy to rise again

incute vim ventis submersasque obrue puppes

strike force into the winds and rush upon their submerged prows

instans opera regnisque futris

urging on the works and the future kingdoms

instant ardentes Tyrii

burning the Tyrians press on

iura dabat legesque viris

she was giving rights and laws to men

loca feta furentibus austris

a place pregnant with the furious South Winds

luctantes ventos tempestatesque sonoras imperio permit

he presses the wrestling winds and the noisy storms with his command

maestumque timorem mittite

send away unhappy fear

manet alta mente repostum

there remains having been buried deep in her mind

miratur molem Aeneas

Aeneas marvels at the mass

mollitque animos

and he softens their spirits

multa quoque et bello passus

and also having suffered much in war

multum ille et terris iactatus et alto

that one having been thrown much both on the land and on the sea

necdum etiam causae irarum saevique dolores exciderant animo

not even yet had the causes of her anger and her savage griefs fallen from her mind

non nos aut ferro Libycos populare Penates venimus

we have not come either to ravage the Libyan Household gods with a sword

novam cui condere Iuppiter urbem iustitiaque dedit gentis frenare superbas

to whom Juppiter has given to establish a new city and to rein in proud races with justice

obtutuque haeret defixus in uno

and he clings having been fixed on one gaze

operumque laborem partibus aequabat iustis

and she was making fair the labor of the works in just parts

oramus prohibe infandos a navibus ignes

we beg, keep away the unspeakable fires from the ships

parce pio generi

spare the pius race

passi graviora

those having suffered more severely

pectora mulcet

he sooths their chests

penitusque sonantes scopulos accestis

and you have approached her inwardly sounding crags

per tot discrimina rerum tendimus

through so many divisions of things we strive

per varios casus

through various misfortunes

pietate gravem ac meritis si forte virum quem conspexere

if by chance they have caught sight of a man whom grave in piety and in worthiness

propius res aspice nostras

look more closely at our things

quippe vetor fatis

indeed I am forbidden by the fates

quo numine laeso

with which diving power having been wounded

raptas ad litora vertere praedas

to turn to the shore spoils having been snatched

res animos incognita turbat

the unknown thing troubles their minds

saevae memorem Iunonis ob iram

on account of the memorable anger of savage Juno

sedes ubi fata quietas ostendunt

where the fates show quiet seats

simul perclusus laetitiaque metuque

at the same time having been struck with both happiness and fear

socii

companions

sorte trahebat

she was drawing by lot

spumas salis aere ruebant

they were rushing the foam of salt with bronze

tantae molis erat Romanam condere gentem

of so great a burden was it to establish the Roman race

tot volvere casus

to roll so many misfortunes

verrantque per auras

and would sweep through the breezes

vi superum

by the force of those above

abdiderat sese atque aris invisa sedebat

she put away herself and was sitting, having been envied, by the altars

aliquis latet error

some deception lies hidden

animumque explesse iuvabit ultricis flammae et cineres satiasse meorum

and it will help to have filled my spirit of a vengeful flame and to have satisfied the ashes of my [people]

ardens summa decurrit ab arce

burning he runs down from the highest citadel

aterque cruento pulvere perque pedes traiectus lora tumentes

and black with bloody dust and having been transfixed with a leather strap through his swollen feet

aut ulla putatis dona carere dolis Danaum

or do you think that any gifts of the Danaans lack tricks

clamores simul horrendous ad sidera tollit

at the same time he raises horrifying cries to the stars

comitata ministris

having been accompanied by attendants

creditis avectos hostes

do you believe that the enemies have been carried away

Dardanium totiens sudarit sanguine litus

will the Dardan shore have sweat so often with blood

direpta domus et parvi casus Iuli

the ransacked house and the misfortune of small Iulus

ductus Neptuno sorte sacerdos

having been led/ chosen by lot a priest for Neptune

equo ne credite Teucri

don't trust the horse, Teucrians

eripe nate fugam finemque impone labori

snatch away four flight son, and put an end to labor

extinxisse nefas tamen et sumpsisse merentis laudabor poenas

I will be praised however to have extinguished the sin and to have taken up punishments of the one deserving [them]

fit sonitus spumante salo

with the salt foaming, a sound is made

gemini immensis orbibus angues incumbunt pelago pariterque ad litora tendunt

twin snakes with their immense coils lean on the sea and equally stretch to the shores

has evertit opes sternitque a culmine Troiam

it has overtuned these riches and it has strewn Troy from its height

heu fuge, nate dea

alas flee having been born from a goddess

hoc inclusi lingo occultantur Achivi

the Achaeans are hidden having been enclosed in this wood

iam flammae tulerint inimicus et hauserit ensis

the flames woud have carried them now and an enemy sword would have drained them

iamque arva tenebant ardentesque oculos suffecti sanguine et igni

and now they were holding the fields and their burning eyes suffused with blood and fire

illa praemetuens

that one, fearing

impulerat ferro Argolicas foedare latebras

he would have impelled us to defile the Argive hiding places with iron

in somnis, ecce, ante oculos maestissimus Hector

in a dream, behold, before my eyes, the most miserable Hector

ipse pater Danais animos viresque secundas sufficit

the father himself supplies spirits and favorable strengths to the Danaans

mixtoque undantem pulvere fumum

and waving smoke with the dust having been mixed in

namque omnem nubem eripiam

and for I will snatch away all of the cloud

nec me quaerentem vana moratur

nor does he delay me asking empty things

non ante oculis tam clara

not before so bright to my eyes

nusquam abero et tutum patrio te limine sistam

nowhere will I be absent and I will stop you safe on the paternal threshold

obducta tuenti

with the seeing having been covered

occiderit ferro Priamus

will Priam have died by iron

pars cetera pontum pone legit sinuatque immensa volumine terga

the rest of the part chooses the sea behind and it curves its huge back in a fold

passimque oculos per cuncta ferenti

and bearing my eyes through all here and there

post ipsum auxilio subeuntem ac tela ferentem corripiunt

after they snatch himself going under with help and bearing weapons

primum parva duorum corpora natorum serpens amplexus uterque

first each serpent having embraced the small bodies of his two sons

quae causa indigna serenos foedavit vultus

which unworthy cause has defiled your serene appearances?

quae tantae tenuere morae

which so great delays held you

quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes

whatever it is, I fear the Danaans, even bearing gifts

quis indomitas tantus dolor excitat iras

what so great grief wakes up uncontrollable angers