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Posidonius

Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 39

Carrier unit 48 of 197

Canonical reference F.39

Ancient Greek

EUNAP. Exc. De sentent. p. 84, 1 Boiss.: ὅτι ὁ Ποσειδώνιος ἔλεγεν ἀπελθόντος Ἀλεξάνδρου τὸ στρατόπεδον ἐοικέναι τῶν Μακεδόνων ἐκτετυφλωμένωι τῶι Κύκλωπι.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

EUNAP. Exc. De sentent. p. 84, 1 Boiss.: Posidonius said that, after Alexander’s departure, the Macedonian camp resembled the Cyclops after he had been blinded.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

EUNAPE, Exc. De sentent., p. 84, 1 Boiss. : Posidonius disait qu’après le départ d’Alexandre, le camp des Macédoniens ressemblait au Cyclope devenu aveugle.

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