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Posidonius
Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 108h
Carrier unit 145 of 197
Canonical reference F.108h
Ancient Greek
EXC. DE INSID. p. 206, 29;207, 14: ὅτι συνετίθεντο πρὸς ἀλλήλους οἱ δοῦλοι περὶ ἀποστάσεως καὶ φόνου τῶν κυρίων. παρελθόντες δὲ πρὸς τὸν Εὔνουν οὐκ ἄπωθεν διατρίβοντα ἠρώτων, εἰ συγχωρεῖται παρὰ τῶν θεῶν αὐτοῖς τὸ βεβουλευμένον. ὁ δὲ τερατευόμενος μετ’ ἐνθουσιασμοῦ καὶ περὶ τίνων ἥκουσιν διεσάφησεν ὅτι διδόασιν αὐτοῖς οἱ θεοὶ τὴν ἀπόστασιν, ἐὰν μηδεμίαν ὑπερβολὴν ποιησάμενοι παραχρῆμα μὲν ἐγχειρήσωσι ταῖς ἐπιβολαῖς· ὑπὸ γὰρ τῆς πεπρωμένης αὐτοῖς κεκυρῶσθαι τὴν πατρίδα τὴν Ἔνναν, οὖσαν ἀκρόπολιν ὅλης τῆς νήσου. τοιούτων λόγων ἀκούσαντες καὶ διαλαβόντες ὅτι τὸ δαιμόνιον αὐτοῖς συνεπιλαμβάνεται τῆς προαιρέσεως, οὕτως παρέστησαν ταῖς ψυχαῖς πρὸς τὴν ἀπόστασιν, ὥστε μηδεμίαν ἀναβολὴν τῶν δεδογμένων ποιεῖσθαι. εὐθὺς οὖν τοὺς μὲν δεδεμένους ἔλυον, τῶν δὲ ἄλλων τοὺς πλησίον διατρίβοντας συλλαβόμενοι περὶ υ συνήθροισαν ἐπί τινος ἀγροῦ πλησίον ὄντος τῆς Ἔννης. συνθέμενοι δὲ πρὸς ἀλλήλους καὶ πίστεις ἐπὶ σφαγίων ἐνόρκους νυκτὸς ποιησάμενοι καθωπλίσθησαν, ὥς ποτ’ οὖν ὁ καιρὸς συνεχώρει· πάντες δὲ τὸ κράτιστον τῶν ὅπλων τὸν θυμὸν ἀνελάμβανον κατὰ τῆς ἀπωλείας τῶν ὑπερηφάνων κυρίων. καὶ τούτων ἀφηγεῖτο Εὔνους. καὶ παρακαλοῦντες ἀλλήλους περὶ μέσας νύκτας εἰσέπεσον εἰς τὴν πόλιν καὶ πολλοὺς ἀνήιρουν.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
EXC. DE INSID. p. 206, 29-207, 14: The slaves conspired with one another concerning revolt and the murder of their masters. They went to Eunus, who was staying not far away, and asked whether the gods sanctioned what they had resolved. With inspired wonder-working, he made clear the purpose of their visit and said that the gods granted them permission to revolt, provided that they made no delay and undertook their designs at once. For it had been ordained by fate that they should gain possession of Enna, their native city, which was the citadel of the entire island. After hearing such words and concluding that the divine power was assisting their purpose, they became so resolved in spirit upon revolt that they allowed no postponement of what had been decided. They immediately released those who were in chains and, gathering those of the others who were staying nearby, assembled about [unclear number] on a farm close to Enna. After making an agreement with one another and exchanging sworn pledges over sacrificial victims by night, they armed themselves in whatever way circumstances permitted. All of them took up as the strongest of weapons their fury against the destruction of their arrogant masters. Eunus led them. Encouraging one another, they entered the city around midnight and killed many people.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
EXC. DE INSID. p. 206, 29;207, 14 : Les esclaves se concertèrent au sujet d’une révolte et du meurtre de leurs maîtres. Ils allèrent trouver Eunous, qui séjournait non loin de là, et lui demandèrent si les dieux leur permettaient d’exécuter leur projet. Se livrant à ses prodiges avec exaltation, il exposa clairement la raison de leur venue : les dieux leur accordaient la révolte, à condition qu’ils ne laissassent passer aucun délai et entreprissent immédiatement leurs desseins. Le destin leur avait en effet attribué Enna, leur patrie, qui était la citadelle de l’île entière. Après avoir entendu de telles paroles et compris que la divinité les secondait dans leur résolution, ils disposèrent si bien leurs esprits à la révolte qu’ils ne différèrent en rien l’exécution de leurs décisions. Aussitôt, ils délivrèrent ceux qui étaient enchaînés et, rassemblant les autres qui se trouvaient dans les environs, ils réunirent environ υ hommes dans une propriété proche d’Enna. Après s’être accordés entre eux et avoir, durant la nuit, échangé sous serment des gages de fidélité sur des victimes sacrificielles, ils s’armèrent avec tout ce que les circonstances permettaient. Mais tous prirent pour la plus puissante des armes leur ardeur à détruire leurs maîtres arrogants. Eunous les conduisait. S’exhortant mutuellement, ils pénétrèrent dans la ville vers le milieu de la nuit et tuèrent de nombreuses personnes.
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