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Musonius Rufus

Spurious Letters Attributed to Musonius Rufus Passage 5

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Ancient Greek

Otto Hense · ogl-spurious-letters

Σωκράτης ἀπέθανεν, ἐπεὶ μὴ παρεσκεύασεν ἑαυτὸν εἰς ἀπολογίαν, ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπολογήσομαι. ἔρρωσο.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Socrates died because he did not prepare himself to make a defense, but I shall make my defense. Farewell.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Socrate mourut parce qu’il ne s’était pas préparé à présenter sa défense. Moi, je présenterai la mienne. Porte-toi bien.

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