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I need help with a basic Latin translation?
I'm not very good at recognizing the verb tenses.
Mox magni venti navigia Aeneae* spargunt. Deinde navigium Aeneae* et Achatis* terram tangit.
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This sentence is also giving me lots of trouble after the semicolon:
Bella sunt non solum Bellum Troianum (Trojan) clarum sed etiam bella in Italia; vir est Aeneas, qui (who) ex Troia (Troy) ad novum oppidum,“Novam Troiam,” ab deis vocabatur.
I really appreciate any help, Thanks in advance...
1 Answer
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
1st Sentence -
Soon great winds toss the ships of Aeneas about. Then, the ship of Aeneas and Achates touches land.
The verbs are spargunt and tangit, and they're both present; however, though I can't tell without more context, I have a feeling that they're historical presents (which are quite common in Latin), so it would probably be ok to translate them as past tense verbs. I've translated them both as English present tense verbs so as to not be confusing.
2nd Sentence -
There are wars, not only the famous Trojan War, but also wars in Italy; Aeneas is the man who was summoned by the gods from Troy to a new settlement, "New Troy."
The verbs are sunt, which is present tense, and vocabatur, which is imperfect.
