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Posidonius

Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 106

Carrier unit 130 of 197

Canonical reference F.106

Ancient Greek

ATHEN. VII 10 p. 279 DE: ἀσπάζονται δὲ οὐ μόνον οἱ Ἐπικούρειοι τὴν ἡδονήν, ἀλλὰ καὶ οἱ Κυρηναικοὶ καὶ 〈οἱ〉 Μνησιστράτειοι δὲ καλούμενοι· καὶ γὰρ οὗτοι ζῆν μὲν ἡδέως χαίρουσιν, ὥς φησι Ποσειδώνιος.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ATHEN. VII 10 p. 279 DE: It is not only the Epicureans who embrace pleasure, but also the Cyrenaics and those called the Mnesistrateans; for these too delight in living pleasantly, as Posidonius says.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ATHÉNÉE VII 10, p. 279 DE : Ce ne sont pas seulement les Épicuriens qui font bon accueil au plaisir, mais aussi les Cyrénaïques et ceux que l’on appelle les Mnésistratéens ; car eux aussi se réjouissent de vivre agréablement, comme le dit Posidonius.

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