Book 10.900-908
Mezentius accepts his fate and asks that his body be returned to his people. Then he is killed.
“Hostis amare, quid increpitas mortemque minaris?
900
Nullum in caede nefas, nec sic ad proelia veni,
901
nec tecum meus haec pepigit mihi foedera Lausus.
902
Unum hoc per si qua est victis venia hostibus oro:
903
corpus humo patiare tegi. Scio acerba meorum
904
circumstare odia: hunc, oro, defende furorem
905
et me consortem nati concede sepulchro.”
906
Haec loquitur iuguloque haud inscius accipit ensem
907
undantique animam diffundit in arva cruore.
908