AP Latin Quiz
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Qualis apes aestate nova per florea rura
exercet sub sole labor, cum gentis adultos
educunt fetus, aut cum liquentia mella
stipant et dulci distendunt nectare cellas.
(Vergil, Aeneid 1.430-433)
Glosses:
apis, -is, f.: bee
fetus, -us, m.: offspring
mel, mellis, n.: honey
stipo (1): to pack, compress
Vergil compares the Carthaginians building their city to a colony of bees. This type of extended, detailed comparison is a hallmark of the epic genre. What is the main idea conveyed by this specific epic simile?
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