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Pseudo-Diogenes

Pseudo-Diogenic Epistles Testimony 23

Testimony 23 of 51

Canonical reference 23

Ancient Greek

Rudolf Hercher, editor · pseudo-letters-grc

Εὐαγγελίζῃ μοι βασιλέα Μακεδόνων σπουδάζειν περὶ τὴν θέαν ἡμῶν, εὖ δὲ ἐποίησας προσθεὶς τῷ βασιλεῖ τοὺς Μακεδόνας· τὰ γὰρ ἡμέτερα ᾔδεις ἀβασίλευτα. ἰδεῖν δὲ τὸν ἐμὸν τύπον μηδεὶς ὡς ξένον βουλέσθω· εἰ δε μεταλαβεῖν Ἀλέξανδρος βίου καὶ λόγων βούλεται, λέγε αὐτῷ, ὅτι ὅσον ἐξ Ἀθηνῶν εἰς Μακεδονίαν, τοσοῦτον καὶ ἐκ Μακεδονίας εἰς Ἀθήνας.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

You bring me the good news that the king of the Macedonians is eager to see me. You did well to add "of the Macedonians" to "king," for you knew that my affairs have no king. Let no one wish to see my figure as though it were something strange. But if Alexander wishes to share in my life and teachings, tell him that the distance from Athens to Macedonia is the same as that from Macedonia to Athens.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11

Tu m’annonces comme une bonne nouvelle que le roi des Macédoniens désire vivement nous voir. Tu as bien fait d’ajouter «des Macédoniens» au mot «roi», car tu savais que nos affaires ne connaissent pas de roi. Que nul ne veuille contempler mon apparence comme une curiosité étrangère. Mais si Alexandre veut prendre part à ma vie et à mes paroles, dis-lui que la distance d’Athènes à la Macédoine est la même que celle de la Macédoine à Athènes.

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