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Book Eleven<br />

143-7 The slaying follows the normal pattern for two victims despatched<br />

in quick succession: the first is speared, the second killed with the<br />

sword, cf. also 5.835. Verse 143 = 320 (with 0uu|3paTov for n€icrav8pov).<br />

144 UTTTIOS: i.e. caro Tfjs irAriyns (Arn/A), the victim falls back under the<br />

force of the blow, a common effect (1 ix). Aristarchus was interested in the<br />

effects of wounds. OU8EI epEiaOri, 'was forced to the ground', is the vulgate<br />

both here and at 12.192. Aristarchus preferred ou8as epei

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