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Posidonius
Testimonies on Posidonius Carrier unit 16
Carrier unit 21 of 28
Canonical reference T.16
Ancient Greek
;X 3, 5: (Ephoros 70 T 18 a) ἡμεῖς δέ, φησί (sc. ὁ Πολύβιος), τὰ νῦν ὄντα δηλώσομεν καὶ περὶ θέσεως τόπων καὶ διαστημάτων· τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν οἰκειότατον χωρογραφίαι. ἀλλὰ μὴν σύ γε, ὦ Πολύβιε, ὁ τὰς λαοδογματικὰς ἀποφάσεις περὶ τῶν διαστημάτων εἰσάγων οὐκ ἐν τοῖς ἔξω τῆς Ἑλλάδος μόνον, ἀλλὰ καὶ ἐν τοῖς Ἑλληνικοῖς καὶ διαδοὺς εὐθύνας τὰς μὲν Ποσειδωνίωι, τὰς δ’ Ἀρτεμιδώρωι, τὰς δ’ ἄλλοις πλείοσι.
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English AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
;X 3, 5: (Ephorus 70 T 18a) “But we,” he says (that is, Polybius), “shall describe present conditions, both regarding the position of places and their distances; for this is most appropriate to regional geography.” Yet surely you, Polybius, who introduce popularly accepted pronouncements concerning distances, not only in regions outside Greece but also in the Greek regions, and who assigned responsibility for corrections, some to Posidonius, some to Artemidorus, and some to several others.
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French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-15
;X 3, 5 : (Éphore 70 T 18 a) « Pour notre part, dit-il, c’est-à-dire Polybe, nous exposerons l’état présent des lieux, leur position et leurs distances ; car c’est là ce qui convient le mieux à la chorographie. » Et pourtant toi, Polybe, qui introduis des affirmations fondées sur l’opinion commune au sujet des distances, non seulement pour les régions extérieures à la Grèce, mais aussi pour les régions grecques, et qui as confié la responsabilité des unes à Posidonius, celle des autres à Artémidore, celle d’autres encore à plusieurs autres.
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