Espressioni plenae e pleonasmi (Aen. 9, 463)

A persuasive solution of the problem in Verg. Aen. 9, 461- 463 has recently been proposed by G. B. Conte in his Teubner edition. The new punctuation adopted by the editor solves the interpretative difficulty and is supported by Servius, who detects pleonasm in l. 463 (aeratasque acies). From an analysis of the occurrences of plenus, -a, -um and pleonasmus in the works of Servius, it appears that the usage of these terms in grammatical and exegetical contexts is coherent and consistent with Conte’s solution.