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Posidonius

Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 22

Carrier unit 24 of 197

Canonical reference F.22

Ancient Greek

ATHEN. IV 39 p. 153 E: Γερμανοὶ δέ, ὡς ἱστορεῖ Ποσειδώνιος ἐν τῆι τριακοστῆι, ἄριστον προσφέρονται κρέα μεληδὸν ὠπτημένα καὶ ἐπιπίνουσι γάλα καὶ τὸν οἶνον ἄκρατον.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ATHEN. IV 39, p. 153 E: The Germans, as Posidonius relates in the thirtieth book, serve for breakfast meat roasted in separate portions, and drink milk afterward, as well as unmixed wine.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ATHÉNÉE, IV 39, p. 153 E : Les Germains, comme le rapporte Posidonios au trentième livre, prennent au déjeuner des viandes rôties par quartiers et boivent par-dessus du lait et du vin pur.

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