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Posidonius
Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 3
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Ancient Greek
ATHEN. XIV 61 p. 649 D: καὶ Ποσειδώνιος δὲ ὁ ἀπὸ τῆς Στοᾶς ἐν τῆι τρίτηι τῶν Ἱστοριῶν γράφει οὕτως· « φέρει δὲ καὶ τὸ πέρσειον ἡ Ἀραβία καὶ ἡ Συρία καὶ τὸ καλούμενον βιστάκιον · ὃ δὴ βοτρυώδη τὸν καρπὸν ἀφίησι λευκόφαιον ὄντα καὶ μακρό ν , παρεμφερῆ τοῖς δακρύοι ς , ἃ δὴ ῥαγῶν τρόπον ἀλλήλοις ἐπιβάλλε ι , τὰ δ ’ ἔνδον ἔγχλωρον καὶ τοῦ κωνίου [ τῶν στροβίλω ν ] ἧττον μὲν εὔχυμο ν , εὐώδη δὲ μᾶλλο ν. »
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
ATHEN. XIV 61, p. 649 D: Posidonius, the philosopher of the Stoa, also writes as follows in the third book of his Histories: “Arabia and Syria also produce the persea and the so-called bistakion. The latter puts forth its whitish-grey, elongated fruit in clusters, resembling teardrops, which overlap one another like grapes. The inside is greenish, less succulent than the kernel [of pine cones], but more fragrant.”
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
ATHÉN. XIV 61, p. 649 D : Posidonios, de l’école stoïcienne, écrit aussi dans le troisième livre de ses Histoires : « L’Arabie et la Syrie produisent aussi le pêcher et ce qu’on appelle le bistakion. Celui-ci donne un fruit disposé en grappe, d’un blanc grisâtre et allongé, semblable à des larmes qui se chevauchent comme les grains d’une grappe ; l’intérieur est verdâtre, moins juteux que la graine [des cônes de pin], mais plus odorant. »
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