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John Conington, Commentary on Vergil's Aeneid, Volume 2, P. VERGILI MARONIS, line 385 (search)
This description of Bacchic orgies
and frenzy is altogether Greek, and suggested
by some Greek work, such as the
Bacchae of Euripides. The Bacchanalia
were introduced into Rome from Southern
Italy through Etruria, but their celebration
leading to dreadful excesses, they
were suppressed throughout Italy by a
decree of the Senate B.C. 186. See Livy
39. 8 foll. Perhaps Virg.'s nefas may
be a touch of Roman feeling. Comp. 4.
301 foll., where Dido is compared to a Bacchant.
Med. a m. p. and one of Ribbeck's
cursives originally have in silvis. Rom.
and some others have nomine, which
might stand; but numine is better.
Serv. thinks simulato means delusion,
not conscious pretence, appealing to v.
405 below: but Virg. doubtless means that
the pretended enthusiasm eventually took
real hold on her. Ov. M. 6. 594 (of Procne)
is, as usual, more explicit, furiisque agitata
doloris, Bacche, tuas simulat.