Vergil, Aeneid Book VIII Vocabulary

A vocabulary list from Vergil's Aeneid, featuring key Latin terms and their English definitions.

acer

sharp, fierce

aeger

sick, weary

ager

field, land

aether

upper air, sky

alius

other, another

altus

high, deep

amnis

river, stream

arma

arms, weapons

ars

art, skill

bellum

war

castra

camp

comes

companion, comrade

corpus

body

cura

care, concern

deus

god, deity

dux

leader, general

fama

rumor, fame

ferrum

iron, sword

flumen

river, stream

fortis

brave, strong

hostis

enemy

ignis

fire, flame

ira

anger, wrath

iter

journey, road

iuvenis

youth, young man

lacus

lake, pond

magnus

great, large

mare

sea

mens

mind, intellect

miles

soldier

mons

mountain, hill

mors

death

murus

wall, rampart

navis

ship, vessel

nox

night

nunc

now

omnis

all, every

pater

father

pellis

skin, hide

populus

people, nation

porta

gate, door

praesidium

protection, defense

regnum

kingdom, rule

rex

king

sanguis

blood

saxum

rock, stone

servus

slave, servant

silva

forest, wood

somnus

sleep

templum

temple, shrine

terra

earth, land

urbs

city

vir

man, hero

vita

life