Commentary Inf III 120

Several MSS have 'gente' where Petrocchi (Petr.1966.1, pp. 170, 380, and Petr.1966.2, p. 54), favors 'schiera.' His main point is that the lectio difficilior is especially likely here, given that the noun 'gente' has already been used five times in this canto ([Inf III 3], [Inf III 17], [Inf III 33], [Inf III 56], [Inf III 71]).