Volo intellectum confirmare verbi 'quam' (secundi) in hac sententia:
Helenus Aeneam monebat:
Italia quam tu iam propinquam esse reris,
[Italy which you believe yourself to be near,]
longo cursu abs te dividitur:
[is separated from you by a long journey:]
prius circum Siciliam tibi navigandum est
[first it is necessary that you must circumnavigate Sicily]
quam in illa terra urbem condere poteris.
quam = quoniam ?
for in that land you will found a city...
Quam 'as'
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Re: Quam 'as'
prius quam = earlier than = before
You must (first) sail around Sicily before you will be able to found a city in that land.
You must (first) sail around Sicily before you will be able to found a city in that land.