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title: Fragments on Ethiopia and Libya
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Αἰθιοπίας καὶ Λιβύης
author: Aristocreon the Historian
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# Fragments on Ethiopia and Libya

*Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ Αἰθιοπίας καὶ Λιβύης*

**Author:** Aristocreon the Historian

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## Text

### 1

(ΑΙΘΙΟΠΙΚΑ.) Plinius H. N. VI, 35: Aristocreon Libyae latere a Meroe oppidum Tolen dierum quinque itinere tradit. Inde dierum duodecim Esar Aegyptiorum oppidum qui Psammetichum fugerint.

### 1

In eo produntur annis trecentis habitasse. Contra in Arabico latere Daron oppidum esse eorum. Bion autem, etc.

### 1a

Ibidem: Ptoembari, Ptoemphanae, qui canem pro rege habent, motu ejus imperia augurantes.

### 2

Aelianus H. A. VII, 40: Πέπυσμαι δὲ καὶ Αἰθιό πων εἶναι ἔθνος, ἐν ᾧ βασιλεύει κύων, καὶ τῇ ἐκείνου ὁρμῇ πείθονται: κνυζωμένου τε ἴσασιν, ὅτε μὴ θυμοῦται, καὶ ὑλακτοῦντος τὴν ὀργὴν συνιᾶσι. Τοῦτο εἴ τῳ ἱκανὸς Ἕρμιππος τεκμηριῶσαι, μάρτυρά οἱ τοῦ λόγου ἐπαγόμενος Ἀριστοκρέοντα, πειθέτω.

### 3

Plinius H. N. V, 10: Aristocreon ab Elephantide ad mare DCCL. M. passuum (esse dicit).

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