[598] It is not clear whether ‘omnis’ or ‘omnes’ should be read; in other words, whether ‘omnes’ goes with ‘quos’ or with ‘acies.’ The latter is supported by Med., the former by the editors generally. In the one case ‘omnes’ has to be applied to three people; in the other three people are said to be surrounded by the whole Grecian army, when the meaning merely is that enemies are swarming round them.
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