Prius autem quam irent cubitum, viri civitatis, viri Sodomæ, vallaverunt domum a iuvene usque ad senem, omnis populus simul.

Sentence Discussions Latin
#1
English Translation

But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house, both young and old, all the people together.

If you know the bible, you’ll know that the city is Sodom. If you don’t know the Bible, well, best of luck to you. It’s these sorts of inadvertent omissions that make the Latin course so much more challenging than it needs to be.

#2
English Translation

But before they went to bed, the men of the city beset the house, both young and old, all the people together.

This same sort of omission crops up in the Aeneid, though the list of characters is shorter.