[686] Victor ab, returning in triumph from. the allusion is to the victories obtained by Antonius' legate over the Parthians, which are dwelt on, as Serv. remarks, to enhance the glory of his conqueror. ‘Aurora’ for the East Ov. M. 1. 61, “Eurus ad Auroram Nabathaeaque regna recessit.” Rom. strangely has “Europae.” ‘Litore rubro,’ the shore of the Erythraean sea. Forb. comp. Hor. 1 Od. 35. 30, “iuvenum recens Examen Eois timendum Partibus Oceanoque rubro.”
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