was the first object I sought—refuses to survive the 25
razing of Troy and submit to banishment. ‘You, whose
young blood is untainted, whose strength is firmly based
and self-sustained, it is for you to think of flight. For me,
had the dwellers in heaven willed me to prolong my life,
they would have preserved for me my home. It is enough 30
and more than enough to have witnessed one sack, to
have once outlived the capture of my city. Here, O
here as I lie, bid farewell to my corpse and begone. I will
find me a warrior’s death. The enemy will have mercy on