It pierced the body of one of the Latians named Sulmo, who fell dead.

Nisus then cast another javelin, and again one of the Latians fell to the ground.

Evander concluded by consenting to the proposal of AEneas for an alliance against the Latians-

The Latians now requested their king to unlock the gates of the temple of Janus in accordance with the ancient custom.

But the Latians were now disheartened, and Turnus saw they were no longer willing to continue a struggle which seemed hopeless.

With outstretched arms he made a sign to his friends, and called upon them in a loud voice: Rutulians and Latians, cease fighting.

Castor and Pollux fighting on white horses for Rome against the Latians, left the prints of their hoofs on a rock at Regillum.

In another quarter of the field young Pallas, fighting at the head of his Arcadian horsemen, slew many chiefs of the Latians and Rutulians.

The Latians, too, excited to ardor by the approach of the enemy, rushed to arms, and soon the whole city was in warlike commotion.

Twice the Trojans and their Tuscan allies drove the Latians flying to the walls, and twice the Latians, facing about, furiously drove back the Trojans.

The Rutulians and Latians were amazed at this sudden change, not knowing the cause, but looking back, they too beheld the fleet approaching the shore.

But Diomede refused to fight against AEneas, and he reminded the Latians that all who had raised the sword against Troy had suffered grievous punishments.

"Latians are we whom here thou seest so defaced, both of us," replied one weeping, "but thou, who art thou that hast asked of us?"