[62] For the details of Gildo’s rebellion see Introduction, p. x.
[63] The Cinyps is a river in Libya; cf. Virg. Georg. iii. 312.
Exitium iam Roma timens et fessa negatis
frugibus ad rapidi limen tendebat Olympi
non solito vultu nec qualis iura Britannis
dividit aut trepidos summittit fascibus Indos. 20
vox tenuis tardique gradus oculique iacentes
interius; fugere genae; ieiuna lacertos
exedit macies. umeris vix sustinet aegris