Book 12.672-683
Turnus sees smoke rising from the city and tells his sister that he will meet Aeneas in battle. He leaves Juturna and his chariot and bursts through the ranks.
Ecce autem flammis inter tabulata volutus
672
ad caelum undabat vortex turrimque tenebat,
673
turrim, compactis trabibus quam eduxerat ipse
674
subdideratque rotas pontisque instraverat altos.
675
“Iam iam fata, soror, superant; absiste morari;
676
quo deus et quo dura vocat Fortuna, sequamur.
677
Stat conferre manum Aeneae, stat quidquid acerbi est
678
morte pati; neque me indecorem, germana, videbis
679
amplius. Hunc, oro, sine me furere ante furorem.”
680
Dixit et e curru saltum dedit ocius arvis
681
perque hostis, per tela ruit maestamque sororem
682
deserit ac rapido cursu media agmina rumpit.
683