[358] Pierius's Medicean MS. reads ‘auxilioque viae,’ which might be worth adopting if it had more authority. ‘Tellure,’ ‘from the earth,’ a construction frequently found with words compounded with ‘re,’ as Wund. remarks. Comp. 5. 99. The course of the narrative, especially v. 349, shows that these are hereditary treasures belonging to Sychaeus, not an ancient and forgotten hoard.
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