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Punica<\/em> 6.140-293 (c.83-103 AD)<\/h3>\n

A highly elaborated account of Regulus’ battle against the Dragon of the Bagrada.<\/em><\/p>\n

Turbidus arentis lento pede sulcat harenas
\nBagrada, non ullo Libycis in finibus amne
\nuictus limosas extendere latius undas
\net stagnante uado patulos inuoluere campos.
\nhic studio laticum, quorum est haud prodiga tellus,
\nper ripas laeti saeuis consedimus aruis.
\nlucus iners iuxta Stygium pallentibus umbris
\nseruabat sine sole nemus, crassusque per auras
\nhalitus erumpens taetrum expirabat odorem.
\nintus dira domus curuoque immanis in antro
\nsub terra specus et tristes sine luce tenebrae.
\nhorror mente redit. monstrum exitiabile et ira
\ntelluris genitum, cui par uix uiderit aetas
\nulla uirum, serpens centum porrectus in ulnas
\nletalem ripam et lucos habitabat Auernos.
\ningluuiem immensi uentris grauidamque uenenis
\naluum deprensi satiabant fonte leones
\naut acta ad fluuium torrenti lampade solis
\narmenta et tractae foeda grauitate per auras
\nac tabe adflatus uolucres. semesa iacebant
\nossa solo informi dape quae repletus et asper
\nuastatis gregibus nigro ructarat in antro.
\nisque ubi feruenti concepta incendia pastu
\ngurgite mulcebat rapido et spumantibus undis,
\nnondum etiam toto demersus corpore in amnem
\niam caput aduersae ponebat margine ripae.
\nimprudens tantae pestis gradiebar, Aquino
\nApenninicola atque Vmbro comitatus Auente:
\nscire nemus faciemque loci explorare libebat.
\niamque propinquantum tacitus penetrauit in artus
\nhorror et occulto riguerunt frigore membra.
\nintramus tamen et Nymphas numenque precamur
\ngurgitis ignoti trepidosque et multa pauentis
\narcano gressus audemus credere luco.
\necce e uestibulo primisque e faucibus antri
\nTartareus turbo atque insano saeuior Euro
\nspiritus erumpit, uastoque e gurgite fusa
\ntempestas oritur, mixtam stridore procellam
\nCerbereo torquens. pauefacti clade uicissim
\naspicimus. resonare solum, tellusque moueri,
\natque antrum ruere, et uisi procedere manes.
\nquantis armati caelum petiere Gigantes
\nanguibus, aut quantus Lernae lassauit in undis
\nAmphitryoniaden serpens, qualisque comantis
\nauro seruauit ramos Iunonius anguis:
\ntantus disiecta tellure sub astra coruscum
\nextulit adsurgens caput atque in nubila primam
\ndispersit saniem et caelum foedauit hiatu.
\ndiffugimus tenuemque metu conamur anheli
\ntollere clamorem frustra: nam sibila totum
\nimplebant nemus. at subita formidine caecus
\net facti damnandus Auens (sed fata trahebant)
\nantiquae quercus ingenti robore sese
\nocculit, infandum si posset fallere monstrum.
\nuix egomet credo: spiris cingentibus arte
\narboris abstraxit molem penitusque reuulsam
\neuertit fundo et radicibus eruit imis.
\ntum trepidum ac socios extrema uoce cientem
\ncorripit atque haustu sorbens et faucibus atris
\n(uidi respiciens) obscaena condidit aluo.
\ninfelix fluuio sese et torrentibus undis
\ncrediderat celerique fuga iam nabat Aquinus.
\nhunc medio inuasit fluctu ripaeque relatos
\n(heu genus infandum leti!) depascitur artus.
\nSic dirum nobis et lamentabile monstrum
\neffugisse datur. quantum mens aegra sinebat,
\nadpropero gressum et ductori singula pando.
\ningemuit casus iuuenum miseratus acerbos.
\nutque erat in pugnas et Martem et proelia et hostem
\nigneus et magna audendi flagrabat amore,
\nocius arma rapi et spectatum Marte sub omni
\nire iubet campis equitem. ruit ipse citatum
\nquadrupedem planta fodiens, scutataque raptim
\nconsequitur iusso manus et muralia portat
\nballistas tormenta grauis suetamque mouere
\nexcelsas turris immensae cuspidis hastam.
\niamque ubi feralem strepitu circumtonat aulam
\ncornea gramineum persultans ungula campum,
\npercitus hinnitu serpens euoluitur antro
\net Stygios aestus fumanti exsibilat ore:
\nterribilis gemino de lumine fulgurat ignis.
\nat nemus arrectae et procera cacumina saltus
\nexuperant cristae: trifido uibrata per auras
\nlingua micat motu atque adsultans aethera lambit.
\nut uero strepuere tubae, conterritus alte
\nimmensum attollit corpus tergoque residens
\ncetera sinuatis glomerat sub pectore gyris.
\ndira dehinc in bella ruit rapideque resoluens
\ncontortos orbes derecto corpore totam
\nextendit molem subitoque propincus in ora
\nlato distantum spatio uenit. omnis anhelat
\nattonitus serpentis ecus frenoque teneri
\nimpatiens crebros expirat naribus ignes.
\narduus ille super tumidis ceruicibus altum
\nnutat utroque caput. trepidos inde incitus ira
\nnunc sublime rapit, nunc uasto pondere gaudet
\nelisisse premens. tunc fractis ossibus atram
\nabsorbet saniem et, tabo manante per ora,
\nmutat hians hostem semesaque membra relinquit.
\ncedebant iam signa retro, uictorque cateruas
\nlongius auectas adflatus peste premebat,
\ncum ductor, propere reuocatam in proelia turmam
\nuocibus impellens: \u2018Serpentine Itala pubes
\nterga damus Libycisque parem non esse fatemur
\nanguibus Ausoniam? si debellauit inertis
\nhalitus, ac uiso mens aegra effluxit hiatu,
\nibo alacer solusque manus componere monstro
\nsufficiam.\u2019 clamans haec atque interritus hastam
\nfulmineo uolucrem torquet per inane lacerto.
\nuenit in aduersam non uano turbine frontem
\ncuspis et haud paulum uires adiuta ruentis
\ncontra ardore ferae capiti tremebunda resedit.
\nclamor ad astra datur, uocesque repente profusae
\naetherias adiere domos. furit ilicet ira
\nterrigena, impatiens dare terga nouusque dolori
\net chalybem longo tum primum passus in aeuo.
\nnec frustra rapidi stimulante dolore fuisset
\nimpetus, ablato ni Regulus arte regendi
\ninstantem elusisset equo rursusque secutum
\ncornipedis gyros flexi curuamine tergi
\ndetortis laeua celer effugisset habenis.
\nAt non spectator Marus inter talia segni
\ntorpebat dextra. mea tanto in corpore monstri
\nhasta secunda fuit. iam iamque extrema trisulca
\nlambebat lingua fessi certamine terga
\nquadrupedis: torsi telum atque urgentia uelox
\nin memet saeui serpentis proelia uerto.
\nhinc imitata cohors certatim spicula dextris
\ncongerit alternasque ferum diducit in iras,
\ndonec murali ballista coercuit ictu.
\ntum fractus demum uires; nec iam amplius aegra
\nconsuetum ad nisus spina praestante rigorem
\net solitum in nubes tolli caput, acrius instant.
\niamque aluo penitus demersa phalarica sedit
\net geminum uolucres lumen rapuere sagittae.
\niam patulis uasto sub uulnere faucibus ater
\ntabificam expirat saniem specus. ultima iamque
\ningestis cauda et iaculis et pondere conti
\nhaeret humi, lassoque tamen minitatur hiatu,
\ndonec tormentis stridens magnoque fragore
\ndiscussit trabs acta caput, longoque resoluens
\naggere se ripae tandem exhalauit in auras
\nliuentem nebulam fugientis ab ore ueneni.
\nerupit tristi fluuio mugitus et imis
\nmurmura fusa uadis, subitoque et lucus et antrum
\net resonae siluis ulularunt flebile ripae.
\nheu quantis luimus mox tristia proelia damnis,
\nquantaque supplicia et qualis exhausimus iras!
\nnec tacuere pii uates famulumque sororum
\nNaiadum, tepida quas Bagrada nutrit in unda,
\nnos uiolasse manu seris monuere periclis.
\nhaec tunc hasta decus nobis pretiumque secundi
\nuulneris a uestro, Serrane, tributa parente,
\nprinceps quae sacro bibit e serpente cruorem.<\/p>\n

DSS<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>no. 98. Translation can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Punica 6.140-293 (c.83-103 AD) A highly elaborated account of Regulus’ battle against the Dragon of the Bagrada. Turbidus arentis lento pede sulcat harenas Bagrada, non ullo Libycis in finibus amne uictus limosas extendere latius undas et stagnante uado patulos inuoluere campos. hic studio laticum, quorum est haud prodiga tellus, per ripas laeti saeuis consedimus aruis. 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