[Footnote 7: _Black pitch_)--Ver. 603. He alludes to a frightful punishment inflicted upon malefactors by the Romans. They were either smeared over with burning pitch, or were first covered with pitch, which was then set fire to. This punishment is supposed to have been often inflicted upon the early Christians. Juvena alludes to it in his First Satire, I. 155: Pone Tigellinum, taeda lucebis in illa, Qua stantes ardent, qui fixo gutture fumant. Describe Tigellinus [an infamous minister of Nero], and yon shall give a light by those torches, in which those stand and burn who send forth smoke with a stake driven into their throat."] [Footnote 8: _Why are you making signs_)--Ver. 617. "Abnutas." The verb "abnuto" means, "to nod to a person that he may desist." Tyndarus thinks that by this time Aristophontes must surely understand the plan that has been devised for the escape of Philocrates; and, as he is about to step aside to speak with Hegio, he makes a sign, requesting him to stop short in his contradiction of what he has asserted.] [Footnote 9: _The dress only_)--Ver. 620. By "ornamenta" he means the dress of Tragedy. The dresses of Comedy were essentially different from those of Tragedy. He means to say, "the man is mad; if he had only the Tragic garb on, you might take him for Ajax Telamon in his frenzy." On being refused the arms of Achilles, Ajax became mad, and slaughtered a flock of sheep fancying that they were Ulysses and the sons of Atreus.] [Footnote 10: _The sacrifice and the stone_)--Ver. 624. We learn from Livy, that in the most ancient times the animal for sacrifice was killed by being struck with a stone; to stand between the victim and the stone, would consequently imply, to be in a position of extreme danger.] [Footnote 11: _But where is he_)--Ver. 645. Tyndarus has probably betaken himself to some corner of the stage, and Aristophontes misses him from his former position.] [Footnote 12: _Cut asunder_)--Ver. 646. "Deruncinatus" means, literally, cut asunder with a "runcina," or "saw."] [Footnote 13: _Have they imposed upon me_)--Ver. 661. "Os sublevere offuciis." Literally "painted my face with varnish." This expression is probably derived from the practice of persons concealing their defects, by painting over spots or freckles in the face for the purpose of hiding them.] [Footnote 14: _Colaphus, Cordalio, Corax_)--Ver. 662. These are the names of slaves. "Colaphus" means, also, "a blow with the fist." "Corax" was the Greek name for a "crow," and was probably given to a black slave.] [Footnote 15: _To gather faggots_)--Ver. 663. He asks this question because cords, "lora," were necessary for the purpose of binding up faggots.] SCENE V.--HEGIO, TYNDARUS, ARISTOPHONTES, _and_ SLAVES. HEG. (_to the _SLAVES). Put the manacles on this whipp'd villain. TYND. (_whilst the_ SLAVES _are fastening him_). What's the matter? What have I done wrong?