Motif
Broken treaty at sacred altars
broken_treaty_at_sacred_altars
A motif of the Covenant and Sacred Bond family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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Aeneidos LIBER XI / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER XII; lines 9664-9758 confidence: high
Iuturna's words inflame the young men; Laurentes and Latini want arms and the treaty voided. Iuturna adds a greater sign from the high sky to disturb Italian minds by a portent.
The warriors ask that the treaty be undone; after Tolumnius's spear, altars are torn apart and Latinus departs with the disturbed gods and the treaty unfinished.
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