Publius Terentius Afer (Terence) Andria 2.6

Henry Thomas Riley (Translator), George Colman (Translator)

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Andria. Publius Terentius Afer (Terence). Henry Thomas Riley (Translator), George Colman (Translator). Ney York. 1874.

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Current edition Perseus

Andria; or, The Fair Andrian (English) (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.)

Editions (1)
Andria Perseus (Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.) — 2.6 focus

Notes on the current edition

Andria; or, The Fair Andrian

1. What does he say, Davus?:
Quid, Dave, narrat?
This reading Vollbehr suggests in place of the old one, Quid Davus narrat> and upon good grounds, as it appears. According to the latter reading we are to suppose that Davus is grumbling to himself, on which Simo says, What does Davus say? It seems, however, much more likely that Davus accompanies Pamphilus to the door, and speaks to him before he goes in, and then, on his return to Simo, the latter asks him, What does he say, Davus?
2. Just as much as nothing:
Aeque quidquam nunc quidem.
This is a circumlocution for nothing at all: somewhat more literally perhaps, it might be rendered just as much as before. Perizonius supplies the ellipsis with a long string of Latin words, which translated would mean, Now, indeed, he says equally as much as he says then, when he says nothing at all.
3. Amount of ten drachmoe: The Attic drachma was a silver coin worth in value about 9¾d. of English money.