Caelius resists the Onset of the Istri by Quintus Ennius. Heathcote William Garrod, comp. 1912. The Oxford Book of Latin Verse

Heathcote William Garrod, comp. (1878–1960). The Oxford Book of Latin Verse. 1912.

Caelius resists the Onset of the Istri

Quintus Ennius (239–169? B.C.)


VNDIQVE conueniunt uelut imber tela tribuno:
configunt parmam, tinnit hastilibus umbo,
aerato sonitu galeae, sed nec pote quisquam
undique nitendo corpus discerpere ferro:
semper abundantes hastas frangitque quatitque.	5
totum sudor habet corpus multumque laborat,
nec respirandi fit copia: praepete ferro
Histri tela manu iacientes sollicitabant.