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Introductory Notice to Arnobius.
[3896] The ms. reads unintelligibly vertitur solæ; for which LB., followed by the later edd. reads, as above, vertimur soli.
[3897] Dr. Schmitz (Smith’s Dict., 3. v. Isis) speaks of these consuls as heading the revolt against the decree of the senate, that the statues of Isis and Serapis should be removed from the Capitol. The words of Tertullian (quoting Varro as his authority) are very distinct: “The consul Gabinius…gave more weight to the decision of the senate than the popular impulse, and forbade their altars (i.e., those of Serapis, Isis, Arpocrates, and Anubis) to be set up” (ad Nationes, i. 10, cf. Apol., 6).
[3898] Cf. vii. 49.
[3899] Lit., “contained.”
[3900] Pl.
[3901] Lit., “antiquity.”
[3902] Lit., “things.”
[3903] So Gelenius emended the ms., reading potens—“being able,” which he changed into potest, as above, followed by later edd.
[3904] Lit., “by such kinds of.”
[3905] The ms. and first edd. read et potestatibus potestatum—“and by powers of powers;” the other edd. merely omit potestatibus, as above, except Oehler, who, retaining it, changes potestatum into protestata—“being witnessed to by,” etc.; but there is no instance adduced in which the participle of this verb is used passively.
[3906] These words having been omitted by Oberthür, are omitted by Orelli also, as in previous instances.
[3907] The ms. and first ed. read etiam moderata continuatio; corrected, et immod. con. by Gelenius.
[3908] So the edd., reading infantes stentoreos, except Oehler, who retains the ms. reading centenarios, which he explains as “having a hundred” heads or hands, as the case might be, e.g., Typhon, Briareus, etc.
[3909] Lit., “measure.”
[3910] Lit., “things.”
[3911] Lit., “can be changed with no novelty.”
[3912] Lit., “provide,” conficiatis, which, however, some would understand “consume.”
[3913] Lit., “slaveries, their free births being taken away.”
[3914] Lit., “and.”
[3915] So the ms. first five edd., Hild. and Oehler, reading adscribere infortunio voluptatem, which is omitted in the other edd. as a gloss which may have crept in from the margin.
[3916] Lit., “our dark.”
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