Auruncans and Rutulians are its tillers, subduing with the

ploughshare its stubborn hills, and pasturing their flocks

on the rugged slopes. Let this whole district, with the

lofty mountain and its belt of pines, be our friendly gift

to the Teucrians; let us name equal terms of alliance, and 35

invite them to share our kingdom; let them settle here, if

their passion is so strong, and build them a city. But if

they have a mind to compass other lands and another

nation, and are free to quit our soil, let us build twenty ships

of Italian timber, or more if they have men to fill them: