Ovid - Heroides

Ovid’s reflections on the changes to the landscape around Troy reminds us of the impermanence of human endeavours. Iam seges est, ubi Troia fuit. Now there is a field where Troy once stood. Iam (now) Seges (field or grain field) is the nominative singular form of "seges," meaning a field or crop. Est (is) Ubi (where) Troia (Troy) is in the nominative singular form. Fuit (was)