sedet in mediis et maximus aevo et primus sceptris haud laeta fronte Latinus atque hic legatos Aetola ex urbe remissos quae referant fari iubet, et responsa reposcit ordine cuncta suo.
In their midst, oldest in years and first in regal state, with little joy upon his brow, sits Latinus, and now bids the envoys, returned from the Aetolian city, tell what tidings they bring back, and demands full answers, each in turn.