Death and siege are the name of the game this week.

Summaries

Book 9

Juno has Iris to Turnus to stir up his lust for battle. In Aeneas's absence, the Trojans stay behind the ramparts, and safe from Turnus's army. Turnus decides to burn the Trojan's ships, but finds that Jupiter has turned the ships into sea nymphs.

Euryalus and Nisus leave to find Aeneas and inform him of the siege of the Trojan camp. Nissan and Euryalus are intercepted by Volcens. They're split up trying to flee. Euryalus is captured and slain when Nisus tries to save him. Nisus dies as well. Their heads are displayed spears when the Latin army tries to scale the ramparts of the Trojan camp.

In the fighting that follows, Ascanius slats Remulus. Afterward he is visited by Apollo, who says he has to refrain from killing and preach peace.

The battle intensifies and ultimately the Trojans pushes the Latin army back.

Book 10

Jupiter summons the gods and tells them not to intervene in the war.

The fighting at the Trojan camp intensifies and Aenwas leaves Agylla with 30 ships. Turnus attacks as soon as Aeneas lands. The battle gets bloody. Aeneas and Pallas slay their fair share of men. Turnus slays Pallas, sending Aeneas into a rage. He fights his way through the men in search of Turnus only for Juno to trick Turnus onto a ship that is floating away in the harbour.

Aeneas slays Lausus. In a fit of grief, Mezentius fights Aeneas and is also slain.