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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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