Fabulae Romanae phrases 1-2

olim

once

Troia appellata est

was called Troy

decem annos

for 10 years

eam urbem...obsiderunt

they beseiged this city

Priamo rege filiisque interfectis

with Priam the king and sons having been killed

inter clarissimos defensores urbis

among the most famous defenders of the city

originem multitudinis

the origin of the crowd

ab nomine uxoris

from the name of his wife

ante adventum Aeneae

before the arrival of Aeneas

desponsa erat

had been engaged

victi sunt

were conquered

fama nominis sui

with the fame of their name

metuentes novam urbem

fearing the new city

multitudine opibusque crescentem

growing with crowd and wealth

in tanto discrimine

in such great crisis

sub eodem iure atque nomine

under the same law and name

utramque gentem

each race

in aciem copias eduxit

he led the forces into a battle line

ut antea

as before

eum ad deos transīsse crediderunt

believed that he had crossed to the gods

quoad Ascanius...adolevit

until Ascanius grew up

propter abundantem Lāvīniī multitūdinem

because of the overflowing crowd of Lavinium

imperium Albānum gessērunt

bore the Alban power

Quīdam ex hīs

Certain from these

quī maior erat

who was older

Pulsō tamen frātre

with the brother however having been driven out

per speciem honōris

through the appearance of honor