25Iamque omnis campis exercitus ibat apertis,
dives equum, dives pictaï vestis et auri;
Messapus primas acies, postrema coercent
Tyrrhidae iuvenes, medio dux agmine Turnus,
vertitur arma tenens et toto vertice supra est.
30Ceu septem surgens sedatis amnibus altus
per tacitum Ganges aut pingui flumine Nilus
cum refluit campis et iam se condidit alveo.
Hic subitam nigro glomerari pulvere nubem
prospiciunt Teucri ac tenebras insurgere campis.
35Primus ab adversa conclamat mole Caicus:
“Quis globus, o cives, caligine volvitur atra?
Ferte citi ferrum, date tela, ascendite muros,
hostis adest, heia!” Ingenti clamore per omnis
condunt se Teucri portas et moenia complent.
40Namque ita discedens praeceperat optumus armis
Aeneas: siqua interea fortuna fuisset,
neu struere auderent aciem neu credere campo;
castra modo et tutos servarent aggere muros.
Ergo etsi conferre manum pudor iraque monstrat,
45obiciunt portas tamen et praecepta facessunt
armatique cavis expectant turribus hostem.
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