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Posidonius

Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 108t

Carrier unit 156 of 197

Canonical reference F.108t

Ancient Greek

;;385, 6;11: ὅτι ὁ Εὔνους ἐκτὸς βέλους ἐπιστατήσας τὴν δύναμιν ἐβλασφήμει τοὺς Ῥωμαίους, ἀποφαινόμενος οὐχ ἑαυτοὺς ἀλλ’ ἐκείνους εἶναι δραπέτας τῶν κινδύνων. μίμους δὲ ἐξ ἀποστάσεως τοῖς ἔνδον ἐπεδείκνυτο, δι’ ὧν οἱ δοῦλοι τὰς 〈ἀπὸ〉 τῶν ἰδίων κυρίων ἀποστασίας ἐξεθεάτριζον, ὀνειδίζοντες αὐτῶν τὴν ὑπερηφανίαν καὶ τὴν ὑπερβολὴν τῆς εἰς τὸν ὄλεθρον προαγούσης ὕβρεως.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

385, 6-11: Eunus stationed his force beyond missile range and reviled the Romans, declaring that it was not his men but the Romans who were runaways from danger. From a distance he also presented mimes for those inside, in which the slaves staged their revolts from their own masters, reproaching their arrogance and the excess of the violence that had led them to destruction.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

;;385, 6;11 : Eunous plaça ses troupes hors de portée des traits et injuria les Romains, déclarant que ce n’étaient pas les siens, mais eux qui fuyaient les dangers. À distance, il faisait aussi représenter des mimes devant ceux qui se trouvaient à l’intérieur. Les esclaves y mettaient en scène leurs révoltes contre leurs propres maîtres, leur reprochant leur arrogance et l’excès de leur démesure, qui les avait conduits à leur perte.

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