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Posidonius

Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 110e

Carrier unit 165 of 197

Canonical reference F.110e

Ancient Greek

;;p. 387, 9 (= 7, 2): οὗτος μὲν οὖν ἀμετάπτωτον ἔχων τὴν ἐπὶ τὸν ὄλεθρον ὁρμὴν ταχὺ τῆς προσηκούσης κολάσεως ἔτυχεν. καὶ ὁ Σκιπίων ξύλον ἁρπάσας ἐκ τῶν παρακειμένων;ὁ γὰρ θυμὸς παντὸς τοῦ δοκοῦντος εἶναι δυσκόλου περιεγένετο;

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

p. 387.9 (= 7.2): This man, then, maintaining an unwavering rush toward destruction, quickly received the punishment he deserved. And Scipio seized a piece of wood from those lying nearby, for his anger overcame every apparent difficulty.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

p. 387, 9 (= 7, 2) : celui-ci, dont l’élan vers la destruction demeurait inflexible, reçut bientôt le châtiment qu’il méritait. Et Scipion, saisissant un morceau de bois qui se trouvait à proximité, car sa colère l’emporta sur tout ce qui paraissait difficile...

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