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[30] στρατοῦ. The Schol. gives two interpretations, “τινὲς πολεμίων στρατοῦ: ἄμεινον δὲ τοῦ ἐπὶ Ἴλιον στρατεύσαντος”. Ameis adopts the latter, because Aegyptius, in his desire to see his son, would naturally be thinking of the return of the Greek army from Troy, which ought to bring him home again.

But it would seem far more reasonable to suppose that the motive for hastily convening the assembly might be the tidings of some invasion, some raid upon the country, or descent of pirates, calling for immediate resistance.

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