Book 11.324-335
As an alternate suggestion to giving them land, Latinus recommends providing the Trojans with ships to help them move onto other lands.
Sin alios finis aliamque capessere gentem
324
est animus possuntque solo decedere nostro:
325
bis denas Italo texamus robore navis
326
seu pluris complere valent, iacet omnis ad undam
327
materies, ipsi numerumque modumque carinis
328
praecipiant, nos aera manus navalia demus.
329
Praeterea qui dicta ferant et foedera firment
330
centum oratores prima de gente Latinos
331
ire placet pacisque manu praetendere ramos,
332
munera portantis aurique eborisque talenta
333
et sellam regni trabeamque insignia nostri.
334
Consulite in medium et rebus succurrite fessis.”
335
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