This is line 312 of the Bacchides. It's meant to be Iambic Senarii.
quin in eapse aede Dianai conditum est
Right now I have
|? ? | S L | L S S | L L | L L | S L
Seems to be missing a couple of syllables or something.
Trouble scanning a line in Plautus
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Re: Trouble scanning a line in Plautus
Hm, does this work?
quīn in e|āps(e) ae|de Dī|ānā|ī con|ditum (e)st
L S S | L L | S L | L L | L L | S L
Lewis & Short note that the i in Diana sometimes is scanned long.
quīn in e|āps(e) ae|de Dī|ānā|ī con|ditum (e)st
L S S | L L | S L | L L | L L | S L
Lewis & Short note that the i in Diana sometimes is scanned long.
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Re: Trouble scanning a line in Plautus
Ahh I did not realize that, yeah that works beautifully, thanks a lot!