These  were  the  cavalry  fumiflhcd  by  Evan-
der.  It  is  most  probable  that  £neas  gav)
direction  to  the  Arcadians  and  Tuscans,  his
allies,  to  repair  to  some  parUcular  place  by
land,  while  he  went  with  the  fleet  by  water;
although  no  such  place  is  mentioned  by  the
poet.  Turnus  being  informed  of  what  was
going  on  in  Tuscany,  and  that  Apneas  wis
coming  on  with  reinforcements,  like  a  skill-
ful general,  resolves  to  mtcrcept  them,  to
attack  them  on  the  way,  and  prevent  them
from  forming  a  junction  with  the  Trojans
in  the  camp,  wl.om  he  wps  then  blockading.
240.  Jungani :  joir  themselves  to  Uto
camp>— to  the  troops  in  the  caotp.  The
(iron,  ttae  is  uudr/vtood


506  P-  VmCILU  MARONIS

Sur^e,  age,  et  Aurorl  socios  veniente  vucari
Prinius  in  anna  jube;  et  clypeuin  cape,  quem  dedit  ipsv
Irivictum  Ignipotens,  atque  oraa  ambiit  auro.
Crastina  lux,  mea  n  non  irrita  dkta  ptttAiia,
Ingentes  Rutule  spectabit  csddia  acenros.  241

Dixerat :  et  dextri  discedens  impulit  altam,
847.  Ula  navu  Haud  ignara  modi,  puppim.     Fagit  ilia  per  ondas,

Ocyor  et  jaculo  et  ventos  aequante  aagitlL
Inde  alie  celerant  cursus.     8tupet  inacius  ipse
Tros  Anchisiades ;  animos  tamen  omine  toUit  950

Turn  breviter,  aupera  aspectans  convexa,  precatur
%b2.  Idsa  Cybele^  alma  Alma  parens  Idaea  Deiim,  cui  Dindyma  cordi,
parens     Deorum,     cui  Turrigeraeque  urbes,  bijugique  ad  frena  leones ,
^S.'BiSue leone.  T"  "^'^^  ""nc  pugna)  princeps ;  tu  rit^ propinquea
Joctie«  ad  frena ;  Augunum,  Fhrygibusque  adsis  pede,  Diva,  aecundo.  3o5

S56.  JSneoM  efiktns  est  Tantum  efiatua :  et  intere4  revoluta  ruebat
^ase  tantnm.  MatuHl  jam  luce  dies,  noctemque  ftig&rat.
Principio  sociis  edicit,  signa  sequantur,
Atque  animoB  aptent  armis,  pugneeque  parent  se.
