[226] “Primi duces” 7. 107. The reading before Heins. (whether found in any MSS. is uncertain) was ‘et delecta iuventus,’ which Peerlkamp and Ribbeck prefer, distinguishing the leaders, such as Aletes v. 246, from the youth. Virg. however obviously imitated Lucr. 1.86, “Ductores Danaum delecti, prima virorum,” and used ‘iuventus’ generally of warriors. Comp. “Argiva iuventus” 7. 672, of the two leaders Catillus and Coras, and Livy 1. 14, “iuventute armata inmissa.” “Delecta iuventus” 4. 130., 8. 499.
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