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Posidonius
Fragments on Customs and Wars Carrier unit 4
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Canonical reference F.4
Ancient Greek
ATHEN. VI 61 p. 252 E: Ποσειδώνιος δ’ ὁ Ἀπαμεύς, ὕστερον δὲ Ῥόδιος χρηματίσας, ἐν τῆι τετάρτηι τῶν Ἱστοριῶν Ἱέρακά φησι τὸν Ἀντιοχέα πρότερον λυσιωιδοῖς ὑπαυλοῦντα ὕστερον γενέσθαι κόλακα δεινὸν Πτολεμαίου τοῦ ἑβδόμου βασιλέως τοῦ καὶ Εὐεργέτου ἐπικληθέντος καὶ τὰ μέγιστα δυνηθέντα παρ’ αὐτῶι, καθάπερ καὶ παρὰ τῶι Φιλομήτορι, ὕστερον ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ διαφθαρῆναι.
English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
ATHEN. VI 61, p. 252 E: Posidonius of Apamea, who later came to be known as a Rhodian, says in the fourth book of his Histories that Hierax of Antioch, who had formerly played the flute in accompaniment to performers of Lysiodes, later became a formidable flatterer of King Ptolemy VII, also surnamed Euergetes, and acquired the greatest influence with him, as he had also done with Philometor, but was later put to death by him.
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
ATHÉN. VI 61, p. 252 E : Posidonios d’Apamée, qui se fit plus tard appeler Rhodien, dit dans le quatrième livre de ses Histoires que Hiérakas d’Antioche, après avoir d’abord accompagné à la flûte des chanteurs de lysiodies, devint ensuite un redoutable flatteur de Ptolémée VII, roi aussi surnommé Évergète, et acquit auprès de lui une très grande influence, comme il en avait eu auprès de Philométor, avant d’être finalement mis à mort par Évergète lui-même.
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