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Panaetius

Panaetius Fragments in Fowler’s Edition Carrier unit 23

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Canonical reference 23

Ancient Greek

23. [Laert. Diog. VII 41) Παναίτιος δὲ καὶ Ποςειδώνιος ἀπὸ τῶν φυςικῶν
ἄρχονται, καθά φηςι Φανίας ó Ποςειδωνίου γνώριμος ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ τῶν
Ποςειδωνείων ςχολῶν (cf. v. L. 69).

72 eae Manutius hae codd.
73
esse desitum AB.
74 qui id aut A2 BV2 quid aut A1V1 qui aut Erlang.)

(cf. Sext. Emp. Adv. Math. VIIL, 20. ᾿Αλλὰ γὰρ τριμεροῦς οὔςης τῆς φιλοςοφίας οἱ
μὲν πρῶτον μέρος τάττουςι τὸ φυςικὸν, ἐπεὶ καὶ χρόνῳ μὲν πρεςβυτάτη ἐςτὶν ἡ
περὶ τὴν φυςικὴν πραγματεία, ὡς καὶ μέχρι νῦν τοὺς πρώτους φιλοςοφήςαντας
φυςικοὺς καλεῖςθαι, τάξει δὲ, ὅτι πρῶτον ἁρμόττει περὶ τῶν ὅλων διαλαβεῖν καὶ
τότε περὶ τῶν ἐπ’ εἴδους καὶ τἀνθρώπου ςκέπτεςθαι.)

Physica

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15

23. [Diogenes Laertius VII, 41) Panaetius and Posidonius begin with physics, as Phanias, a pupil of Posidonius, says in the first book of the Lectures of Posidonius (compare von Leyden, p. 69).

72 “these” Manutius; “these” the manuscripts.
73 “it would have ceased” AB.
74 “who either” A2 BV2; “what either” A1V1; “who” Erlangen manuscript.)

(Compare Sextus Empiricus, Against the Mathematicians VII, 20: “For since philosophy has three parts, some assign first place to the physical part, because the study of nature is the oldest in time, as is shown by the fact that even now the earliest philosophers are called natural philosophers; and first in order, because it is fitting first to ascertain the nature of wholes and then to examine particular things and the human being.”)

Physics

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15

23. [Diogène Laërce VII, 41] Panétius et Posidonius commencent par la physique, comme l’affirme Phanias, disciple de Posidonius, dans le premier livre des Leçons de Posidonius (cf. v. L. 69).

72 eae Manutius hae codd.
73
esse desitum AB.
74 qui id aut A2 BV2 quid aut A1V1 qui aut Erlang.

(cf. Sextus Empiricus, Adv. Math. VIII, 20. « Mais puisque la philosophie se divise en trois parties, certains placent en premier la partie physique, d’une part parce que l’étude de la nature est la plus ancienne dans le temps, comme le montre le fait que, jusqu’à aujourd’hui, les premiers à avoir philosophé sont appelés physiciens; d’autre part en raison de l’ordre, parce qu’il convient d’abord de traiter de l’univers, puis d’examiner les êtres particuliers et l’homme. »)

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