ὅπερ οἱ πρὸ ἡμῶν πεποιήκασι περὶ τῶν
πλείστωνἀπίστους ἀμφισβητουμένων παρεχόμενοι βεβαιωτὰς
Polybius, IV,40,3
κατὰ τὸν Ἡράκλειτον, πειρατέον δὲ δι᾽ αὐτῆς τῆς ἱστορίας ἱκανὴν παριστάναι πίστιν τοῖς ἀκούουσι.
eng
- [[In taking the poets as testimony for things unknown, they are citingauthorities that cannot be trusted.] ] (KAHN)
- “offering,” as Heraclitus says, “untrustworthy sureties for disputed facts,” (PATON)
- “offering,” as Heraclitus says, “tainted witnesses to disputed facts,” (SHUCKBURGH)
fra
- … des garants non dignes de foi de choses contestées. (CONCHE)
