Aeneid Book XIII

[David Amicus]

Anyone familiar with it?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffeo_Vegio

[Evertjan.]

David Amicus <davida...@gmail.com> wrote on 05 apr 2014 in
alt.language.latin:

> Anyone familiar with it?

Familiaris aha-ensis aut familiaris pecvliaris, Amice Davide?

> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffeo_Vegio

"His greatest reputation came as the writer of brief epics, the most famous
of which was his continuation of Virgil's Aeneid, known variously as the
Supplementum (Supplement) or Aeneidos Liber XIII (Book 13 of the Aeneid)."

Vegius Aeneid 13 Argumentum

"Turnus ut extremo uitam sub Marte profudit
Subdunt se Rutuli Aeneae, Troiana sequentes
Agmina. ....."

<http://virgil.org/supplementa/vegio-latin.htm>

<http://nodictionaries.com/vegius/aeneid-13/argumentum>

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Turnus / Tyrrhenus / Tyrrhenian Sea

Turnus was the son of King Daunus of the Italic tribe of the Rutuli and the
nymph Venilia, who was a sister of the nymph Amata. Both nymphs were
descendants of the river god of Argos, Inachus. In the writing of Dionysius
of Halicarnassus, where Turnus' name is Tyrrhenus, Turnus has Etruscan,
instead of Greek origins.
In the Aeneid, Turnus' aunt Amata's husband, Latinus, awards their daughter,
Lavinia, to the newcomer, the Trojan prince Aeneas, instead of the Rutulian
prince Turnus, the presumed fiance.

<http://ancienthistory.about.com/od/romanst/g/122109Turnus.htm>

Tyrrhenian Sea

In Etruscan mythology, Tyrrhenus (in Greek: Turrčnos) was one of the
founders of the Etruscan League of twelve cities, along with his brother
Tarchon. Herodotus describes him as the saver of the Etruscans, because he
led them from Lydia to Etruria. His name was given to the Etruscan people by
the Greeks.

The Romans extended this use to the sea west of Etruria: the Tyrrhenian Sea.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tyrrhenus>

King Daunus was father of Turnus, the man who was at war with Aeneas in
Italy.

Turnus was king of the Rutulians in Italy, and wished, like Aeneas, to marry
Lavinia; he had this wish backed by her mother Amata, whose nephew he was.
Turnus was son of Venilia, who was said to have consorted not only with
Daunus, but also with the god Janus. Turnus, whom some call Tyrrhenus, was
killed in single combat by Aeneas.

<http://www.maicar.com/GML/Romulus.html>

Familia pecvliaris, inqviasne!

--
Evertjan.
The Netherlands.
(Please change the x'es to dots in my emailaddress)

[Ed Cryer]

David Amicus wrote:
> Anyone familiar with it?
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffeo_Vegio
>

Can anyone point us to a text online?

Ed

[Evertjan.]

I did in the other posting:

<http://virgil.org/supplementa/vegio-latin.htm>

[Johannes Patruus]

On 05/04/2014 12:41, Evertjan. wrote:
> Ed Cryer <e...@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote on 05 apr 2014 in alt.language.latin:
>
>> David Amicus wrote:
>>> Anyone familiar with it?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffeo_Vegio
>>>
>>
>> Can anyone point us to a text online?
>
> I did in the other posting:
>
> <http://virgil.org/supplementa/vegio-latin.htm>

The OP may be pleased to learn that it is included in a volume of the I
Tatti Renaissance Library, with the Latin faced off by a modern prose
translation, plus a lengthy introduction.

Here's where the first page of the translation's at -
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=mrqO4nUMFmgC&pg=PA3

Patruus

[Ed Cryer]

Evertjan. wrote:
> Ed Cryer <e...@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote on 05 apr 2014 in alt.language.latin:
>
>> David Amicus wrote:
>>> Anyone familiar with it?
>>>
>>>
>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffeo_Vegio
>>>
>>
>> Can anyone point us to a text online?
>
> I did in the other posting:
>
> <http://virgil.org/supplementa/vegio-latin.htm>
>

That does have the feel of Vergil to my mind. Yes, he's patently
displaying Vergilian tricks, but even in quiet sections it has the feel.
He must have been steeped in the Aeneid; even at 21 years old.

I always admire Barry Cooper for his Beethoven 10th symphony movement.
That has the full feel of B for me. And I place this Aeneid XIII as high.

Ed

[David Amicus]

On Saturday, April 5, 2014 5:31:18 AM UTC-7, Johannes Patruus wrote:
> On 05/04/2014 12:41, Evertjan. wrote:
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> > Ed Cryer <e...@somewhere.in.the.uk> wrote on 05 apr 2014 in alt.language.latin:
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> >> David Amicus wrote:
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> >>> Anyone familiar with it?
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> >>>
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> >>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maffeo_Vegio
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> >> Can anyone point us to a text online?
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> > I did in the other posting:
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> > <http://virgil.org/supplementa/vegio-latin.htm>
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> The OP may be pleased to learn that it is included in a volume of the I
>
> Tatti Renaissance Library, with the Latin faced off by a modern prose
>
> translation, plus a lengthy introduction.

That's where I first became aware of it. I have their "Christiad" and have ordered their "Book of Lepanto" but it is not available until late April. Once it arrives I plan to order this book. Besides this Aeneid supplement the book also contains the Antoniad about the life of Saint Anthony of Egypt.

[Johannes Patruus]

On 05/04/2014 16:52, David Amicus wrote:

I have ordered their "Book of Lepanto" but it is not available until late
April.

At amazon.com it is marked for release the day after tomorrow (7th April).
http://amzn.com/0674725425

Patruus

[David Amicus]

Thanks! I ordered mine through a local bookstore in town. That was the info they told me Wednesday. Hopefully it will arrive earlier.

I also have on order "Orlando Furioso" by Ariosto which should arrive this Tuesday.