Staurostichon: A Poem on the Mysteries of the Lord's Cross

Acomisae, enofila, referat, not yet defined, it is reported.

Acomisae enofila referat not yet defined, it is reported
Here [it] relates an ancient lineage, the matter is under judgment.

Alps, 4, 4
Of pure fathers...

Vindelici bathed in blood wonders Rheti to lead over through rough slaughter own
[The] Vindelicus, [the] Rhetus wonders, and [at] the rough slaughter
jurisdiction Rome Varus consul lost
[Of] the Romans; the province of Varus once trembled.

Sudden fear.

swift fear terrified drained heard
Nor did the German plowman, terrified by such swift fear, drink in
clamor once Germany farmer
The sound of arms, nor did he fear thus
did not fear in sudden movements through the Alps
When the Alps [shook] with sudden movements.

Ot: hist, book 1.

[They] trembled, less so in the time of the warlike Otho.
feared clear first divine ether
[The world] feared when first the mystical things from the clear sky
fell down to destroy to pour many
Flowed down; it helps to pour out tears; many
seek pardon of crimes through the world of sinners with cities
Cities with their fathers implore pardon for their crimes.

Gratia are
Thalia ...

Eni is moved bridge dweller without shoes
The bridge of the Inn [River] is shaken, the dweller of that [place] with naked
goes feet celebrating processions to such an extent
Feet goes, celebrating the amburbia processions around the city, so much
piety prevailed red color black
Has religion prevailed; a color of minium, and a color of black
not a few similar sacred napkins to him
And not a few similar [things], [they carried] on sacred napkins themselves.

...

by blood shining with spots ornament
We saw the sign of triumph shining with bloody spots,
we saw Actaean mixed almost with liquid
Almost mixed with Actaean [Greek/watery] liquid.

Caeto, Roman.
Virgil, book 3.

purple at times splendor perfect purple
Sometimes the splendor had vied with purple Ostrum [Tyrian purple].
at times darkened blackish clouds
At times [it was] darkened by a blackish cloud of color.

Pliny, book 36, chap 1.

mixed cross red we saw formerly
And we saw a cross mixed with red formerly.
distinction was sacred force
And there was no distinction of status, [both] sacred and profane
already sprinkled for themselves were bearing sacred
Were already bearing mystical things sprinkled [on them]; fathers,
senators childish men women
Senators and boys, every gender [was] written down,
and church clothed from the house of Caesar
And temples and vestments, from the high hall of Caesar
to small villages misery hut
To humble villages, to the hard huts of the countryside,
to see clear brought down heaven cross
It was possible to see the wood brought down from the liquid ether,
purple bound garment was carrying
Captured in a purple tunic, which a senator might carry.