Aeneid 1.561-578 Meaning of the text

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What is the meaning of TUM BREVITER DIDO, VULTUM DEMISSA, PRFATUR?

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Dido spoke briefly after having lowered her face

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What is the meaning of SOLVITE CORDE METUM, TEUCRI, SECLUDITE CURAS?

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Trojans, release the fear and care from your hearts.

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What is the meaning of RES DURA ET REGNI NOVITAS ME TALIA/ COGUNT MOLIRI ET LATE FINES CUSTODE TUERI?

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The newness of Dido's kingdom has forced her to extreme measures.

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What is the meaning of QUIS GENUS AENEADUM, QUIS TRIOIAE NESCIAT URBEM/VIRTUTESQUE VIROSQUE AUT TANTI INCENDIA BELLI?

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Who doesn't know about the race of Aeneas and the Trojan war, and virtues of men or the fires of such a great war?

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What is the meaning of NON OBTUNSA ADEO GESTAMUS PECTORA POENI/NEC TAM AVERSUS EQUOS TYRIA SOL IUNGIT AB URBE?

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The Carthaginians are not hard hearted toward the Trojans and know of their past because of geographic proximity.

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What is the meaning of SEU VOS HESPERIAM MAGNAM SATURNIAQUE ARVA/ SIVE ERYCIS FINES REGEMQUE OPTATIS ACESTEN?

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Do you wish to travel to Italy or go to king Acestes in Sicily?

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What is the meaning of AUXILIO TUTOS DEMITTAM, OPIBUSQUE IUVABO?

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Dido will send the Trojans away safe and help them with her riches.

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What is the meaning of VULTIS ET HIS MECUM PARITER CONSIDERE REGNIS?

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Do the Trojans want to live with the Carthaginians equally?

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What is the meaning of URBEM QUAM STATUO VESTRA EST, SUBDUCITE NAVES/TROS TRYIUSQUE MIHI NULLO DISCRIMINE AGETUR?

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Dido will consider the Trojans and Carthaginians equal in Carthage.

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What is the meaning of ATQUE UTINAM REX IPSE, NOTO COMPULSUS EODEM/ADFORET--AENEAS!

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Dido wishes that Aeneas were actually present.