[90] Rumore secundo is rightly taken by Cerda to mean the cheering of the crews. Comp. 10. 266, “fugiuntque (grues) notos clamore secundo,” 5. 338, “plausuque volat fremituque secundo,” and a fragment from an old tragedy (inc. inc. fr. 46 Ribbeck), “Solvere imperat secundo rumore adversaque avi.” “Secundo rumore,” “adverso rumore” are phrases used to signify general approbation and the contrary. See the commentators on Hor. 1 Ep. 10. 9. Heyne, fancying with Donatus that ‘rumor’ meant the noise of the waters, connected ‘rumore secundo’ with what follows. An absurd reading ‘Rumone’ (the old name of the Tiber) is mentioned by Serv. with approbation, and has found its way into some MSS. and even into Med. a m. p.: but even if Virg. were likely to have introduced the name, ‘secundo’ would contradict v. 58. Rom. and others, including quotations in Non. and Macrob, have ‘peragunt’ for ‘celerant,’ from 6. 384, and Pierius' Medicean has ‘celebrant:’ see on 4. 641., 5. 609. Canon. gives ‘celebrant clamore.’
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