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Ancient Greek

PLUT. Marcell. 30: ἦν δὲ ἀνάθημα Μαρκέλλου δίχα τῶν ἐν Ῥώμηι γυμνάσιον μὲν ἐν Κατάνηι τῆς Σικελίας, ἀνδριάντες δὲ καὶ πίνακες τῶν ἐκ Συρακουσῶν ἔν τε Σαμοθράικηι παρὰ τοῖς θεοῖς οὓς Καβείρους ὠνόμαζον, καὶ περὶ Λίνδον ἐν τῶι ἱερῶι τῆς Ἀθηνᾶς. ἐκεῖ δὲ αὐτοῦ τῶι ἀνδριάντι τοῦτ’ ἦν ἐπιγεγραμμένον, ὡς Ποσειδώνιός φησι, τὸ ἐπίγραμμα· Οὗτός τοι Ῥώμης ὁ μέγας, ξένε, πατρίδος ἀστήρ, Μάρκελλος κλεινῶν Κλαύδιος ἐκ πατέρων, ἑπτάκι τὰν ὑπάταν ἀρχὰν ἐν Ἄρηι φυλάξας, καὶ πολὺν ἀντιπάλων ἐγκατέχευε φόνον. τὴν γὰρ ἀνθύπατον ἀρχήν, ἣν δὶς ἦρξε, ταῖς πέντε προσκατηρίθμησεν ὑπατείαις ὁ τὸ ἐπίγραμμα ποιήσας.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Plutarch, Marcellus 30: Apart from his dedications in Rome, Marcellus dedicated a gymnasium at Catana in Sicily, as well as statues and paintings taken from Syracuse, both among the gods called the Cabeiri on Samothrace and in the sanctuary of Athena near Lindos. There, according to Posidonius, the following epigram was inscribed upon his statue:

This is Rome's great star, stranger, star of his native land,
Marcellus, a Claudius descended from illustrious fathers,
who seven times held the highest command in war
and poured out abundant slaughter among his foes.

For the composer of the epigram counted the proconsular command, which he held twice, together with his five consulships.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

PLUT. Marcell. 30 : Outre ses offrandes à Rome, Marcellus avait consacré un gymnase à Catane, en Sicile, ainsi que des statues et des tableaux provenant de Syracuse, d’une part à Samothrace, auprès des dieux que l’on appelait Cabires, d’autre part près de Lindos, dans le sanctuaire d’Athéna. Là, selon Posidonius, cette épigramme était inscrite sur sa statue : « Voici, étranger, le grand astre de Rome, sa patrie, Marcellus Claudius, issu d’illustres ancêtres ; sept fois il préserva dans la guerre la magistrature suprême et répandit à flots le sang de ses adversaires. » L’auteur de l’épigramme avait en effet ajouté à ses cinq consulats les deux proconsulats qu’il avait exercés.

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