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Posidonius

Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 27

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Ancient Greek

ATHEN. IV 66 p. 168 DE: παρὰ δὲ Ῥωμαίοις μνημονεύεται, ὥς φησι Ποσειδώνιος ἐν τῆι ἐνάτηι καὶ τεσσαρακοστῆι τῶν Ἱστοριῶν, Ἀπίκιόν τινα ἐπὶ ἀσωτίαι πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὑπερηκοντικέναι. οὗτος δ’ ἐστὶν Ἀπίκιος ὁ καὶ τῆς φυγῆς αἴτιος γενόμενος Ῥουτιλίωι τῶι τὴν Ῥωμαικὴν ἱστορίαν ἐκδεδωκότι τῆι Ἑλλήνων φωνῆι.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ATHEN. IV 66, p. 168 DE: Among the Romans, as Posidonius says in the forty-ninth book of his Histories, a certain Apicius is remembered as having surpassed all men in prodigality. This is the Apicius who was also responsible for the exile of Rutilius, the author who published a history of Rome in the Greek language.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

ATHÉNÉE, IV 66, p. 168 DE : Chez les Romains, comme le dit Posidonios au quarante-neuvième livre de ses Histoires, on se souvient d’un certain Apicius qui surpassa tous les hommes en prodigalité. C’est cet Apicius qui fut également à l’origine de l’exil de Rutilius, auteur d’une histoire romaine publiée en langue grecque.

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