[633] Nulla iam: see Hand, Turs. 3. 130 foll. The ‘force’ of ‘iam’ seems to be ‘is there no longer any hope that.’ Comp. 4. 431 note. ‘Dicentur’ is interpreted by Gossrau of the formal giving of the name Troy to the new city; by Forb. of the repetition of the name in after times, in other words, of its fame. Both notions may well be included. The general thought is, shall the name Troy never be revived? are we never to hear it pronounced again of an existing city?
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