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Pseudo-Diogenes

Pseudo-Diogenic Epistles Testimony 43

Testimony 43 of 51

Canonical reference 43

Ancient Greek

Rudolf Hercher, editor · pseudo-letters-grc

Ὀρθῶς ἐποιήσατε τὴν πόλιν μεταχρηματίσαντες καὶ καλέσαντες ἀντὶ Μαρωνείας ἥτις νῦν καλεῖται Ἱππαρχίαν, ἐπεὶ κρεῖττον ὑμῖν ἀπὸ Ἱππαρχίας λέγεσθαι, γυναικὸς μέν, ἀλλὰ φιλοσόφου, ἢ Μάρωνος, ἀνδρὸς οἰνοπώλου.

English AI-generated translation, non-official

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

You did well to change the city's name and call what was formerly Maroneia, as it is now called, Hipparchia. It is better for you to be named after Hipparchia, a woman but a philosopher, than after Maron, a man but a wine seller.

French AI-generated translation, non-official

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

Vous avez bien fait de changer le nom de votre ville et d’appeler Hipparchia celle qu’on nommait auparavant Maronée. Il vaut mieux pour vous tirer votre nom d’Hipparchia, femme certes, mais philosophe, que de Maron, homme et marchand de vin.

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