[274] For ‘insuper’ with abl. see Forc. Ascanius promises Nisus the domain (τέμενος） of Latinus. Gossrau complains that Latinus ought not to be mulcted, not being really the author of the war, and that if the royal possession go to Nisus, nothing will be left for Aeneas. But though Aeneas is more considerate of the rights of Latinus (12. 190 foll.), Ascanius might naturally regard the king of Latium as the chief of the confederacy; and it is only in consonance with Virg.'s habit elsewhere that he should regard the royal domain in the light of later times, as forming only a part of the royal revenue. The constructions ‘insuper his’ and ‘campi quod’ have led to much confusion in the MSS. Med. reads ‘insuper is campi quos,’ Pal. corrected, Gud., and a correction in another of Ribbeck's cursives also have ‘quos,’ Rom. has ‘his campis;’ there are also found ‘id campi,’ which was once common in the editions, ‘hi campi quos,’ and ‘campos quos.’ Ladewig adopts ‘is’ from Med., understanding it of Aeneas, while Lachm. on Lucr. 4.933 thinks it may stand for ‘iis,’ which is monosyllabic in the MSS. of Lucr. Serv. apparently found ‘his,’ which he explains as dative.
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