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Posidonius

Testimonies on Posidonius Carrier unit 17b

Carrier unit 23 of 28

Canonical reference T.17b

Ancient Greek

;II 4, 2: Ἐρατοσθένους δὲ εἴρηται ἡ περὶ τὰ ἑσπέρια καὶ τὰ ἀρκτικὰ τῆς Εὐρώπης ἄγνοια. ἀλλ’ ἐκείνωι μὲν καὶ Δικαιάρχωι συγγνώμη τοῖς μὴ κατιδοῦσι τοὺς τόπους ἐκείνους, Πολυβίωι δὲ καὶ Ποσειδωνίωι τίς ἂν συγγνοίη;

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

;II 4, 2: Eratosthenes’ ignorance concerning the western and northern parts of Europe has already been discussed. But Eratosthenes and Dicaearchus, who did not see those places, may be excused; who could excuse Polybius and Posidonius?

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

;II 4, 2 : Nous avons parlé de l’ignorance d’Ératosthène concernant les régions occidentales et septentrionales de l’Europe. Mais on peut pardonner à Ératosthène et à Dicéarque, qui n’ont pas vu ces régions ; à Polybe et à Posidonius, qui pourrait pardonner ?

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