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Posidonius
Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 34
Carrier unit 40 of 197
Canonical reference F.34
Ancient Greek
STRABON IV 1, 14: ἵδρυται δ’ ἡ Τολῶσσα κατὰ τὸ στενώτατον τοῦ ἰσθμοῦ τοῦ διείργοντος ἀπὸ τῆς κατὰ Νάρβωνα θαλάττης τὸν ὠκεανόν, ὅν φησι Ποσειδώνιος ἐλάττω τῶν τρισχιλίων σταδίων.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
STRABO IV 1, 14: Tolossa is situated at the narrowest part of the isthmus separating the Ocean from the sea near Narbo, which Posidonius says is less than three thousand stadia wide.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
STRABON IV 1, 14 : Tolossa est située à l’endroit le plus étroit de l’isthme qui sépare l’océan de la mer voisine de Narbonne, isthme dont Posidonius dit qu’il mesure moins de trois mille stades.
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