1. Homer, Iliad, 10.484 (8th cent. BCE - 7th cent. BCE)
| 10.484. /to stand idle with thy weapons; nay, loose the horses; or do thou slay the men, and I will look to the horses. So spake he, and into the other's heart flashing-eyed Athene breathed might, and he fell to slaving on this side and on that, and from them uprose hideous groaning as they were smitten with the sword, and the earth grew red with blood. |
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2. Aeschylus, Agamemnon, 105-130, 135-137, 150-151, 160-183, 197-247, 250-251, 65, 67-71, 104 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 104. κύριός εἰμι θροεῖν ὅδιον κράτος αἴσιον ἀνδρῶν | 104. Empowered am I to sing |
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3. Aeschylus, Persians, 10, 100-109, 11, 110-119, 12, 120-129, 13, 130-139, 14-15, 150-154, 16, 166, 17, 179, 18, 181-189, 19, 190-199, 2, 20-28, 289, 29, 298, 3, 30-34, 349, 35-39, 4, 40-49, 5, 50-59, 6, 60-69, 7, 70-73, 730, 74-89, 9, 90-99, 1 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 1. Τάδε μὲν Περσῶν τῶν οἰχομένων | 1. Here we are, the faithful Council of the Persians, who have gone to the land of placeName key= |
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4. Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes, 10-19, 21-29, 40-49, 5-6, 66-69, 7, 70-76, 766-769, 77, 770-791, 8-9, 1 (6th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 1. Κάδμου πολῖται, χρὴ λέγειν τὰ καίρια | 1. Men of Cadmus’s city, he who guards from the stern the concerns of the State and guides its helm with eyes untouched by sleep must speak to the point. For if we succeed, the responsibility is heaven’s; |
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5. Euripides, Iphigenia At Aulis, 10-11, 115-119, 12, 120-129, 13, 130-139, 14, 140-149, 15, 150-159, 16, 160-162, 17-19, 2, 20-29, 3, 30-39, 4, 40-48, 5-9, 1 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 1. Old man, come here and stand before my dwelling. This edition starts with the traditional line 49. Traditional line 1 appears following line 114. Regular numbering resumes at line 115. The print source represents these lines in the usual order. Old man |
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6. Euripides, Rhesus, 361-367, 360 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
| 360. And men shall tell of thee, Ilion mine |
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7. Sophocles, Ajax, 1186-1222, 1185 (5th cent. BCE - 5th cent. BCE)
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8. Vergil, Aeneis, 1.9, 1.12-1.16, 1.46, 1.299, 1.340, 1.443 (1st cent. BCE - 1st cent. BCE)
| 1.9. to safe abode in Latium ; whence arose 1.12. O Muse, the causes tell! What sacrilege 1.13. or vengeful sorrow, moved the heavenly Queen 1.14. to thrust on dangers dark and endless toil 1.15. a man whose largest honor in men's eyes 1.46. and fierce Achilles; so she thrust them far 1.299. After these things were past, exalted Jove 1.340. behold our navy vilely wrecked, because 1.443. if haply ye have noted, as ye came |
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