Arnobius

Footnotes

^[3520] There has been much confusion as to the meaning of Arnobius throughout this discussion, which would have been obviated if it had been remembered that his main purpose in it is to show how unsatisfactory and unstable are the theories of the philosophers, and that he is not therefore to be identified with the views brought forward, but rather with the objections raised to them.

^[3521] Cf. c. 28, p. 440, note 2.

^[3522] So the ms., followed by Orelli and others reading institutum superciliumque—“habit and arrogance,” for the first word of which LB. reads istum typhum—“that pride of yours;” Meursius, isti typhum—“Lay aside pride, O ye.”

^[3523] So the edd., reading in totidem sexus for the ms. sexu—“into so many kinds in sex.”

^[3524] Lit., “in so great occupations of life.”

^[3525] Cf. Plato, Phædo, st. p. 81.

Chapter XVII

^[3526] So, by a later writer in the margin of the ms., who gives artificiosa-s novitates, adopted by Stewechius and Oehler, the s being omitted in the text of the ms. itself, as in the edd., which drop the final s in the next word also—“would raise and with unknown art strike out lofty buildings.”

Chapter XVIII

^[3527] Lit., “born.”

^[3528] Throughout this discussion, Arnobius generally uses the plural, animæ—“souls.”

^[3529] So Elmenhorst, Oberthür, and Orelli, reading par-a-v-it sibi et for the ms. parv-as et, “from continual failure has wrought out indeed slight smattering of the arts,” etc., which is retained in both Roman edd., LB., and Hild.; while Gelenius and Canterus merely substitute sibi for et, “wrought out for itself slight,” etc.

Chapter XIX

^[3530] Lit., “or received understanding of God by the breath of any suspicion.”

^[3531] The ms. gives c-etera-que, “and the rest,” which is retained in both Roman edd., and by Gelenius and Canterus, though rather out of place, as the enumeration goes on.

^[3532] Lit., “equal to the highness (summitati) of the prince.”

^[3533] So LB. and Orelli, reading qui-a; the rest, qui—“who.”

^[3534] So Gelenius, reading divinitusfor the ms. divinas, i.e., “with a divine nature and origin,” which is retained in the first ed. and Orelli.

^[3535] The ms., both Roman edd., Hild., and Oehler, read ut, “so that there are.”

^[3536] Cf. on this Platonic doctrine, ch. 24, p. 443, infra.

Chapter XX

^[3537] Lit., “a feeling of cold.”

^[3538] Lit., “sound of voice at all.”

^[3539] Lit., “of heaven terribly crashing.”

^[3540] So the later edd., adopting the emendation of Scaliger, nothum—“spurious,” which here seems to approach in meaning to its use by Lucretius (v. 574 sq.), of the moon’s light as borrowed from the sun. The ms. and first four edd. read notum, “known.”

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