Posidonius as quoted in Questionaes Naturales by Seneca the Younger

Background and Biography

Biography - Seneca the Younger

Biography - Posidonius

Excerpts

English from Clarke (1910)

• Chapter XXIV of Book VI
• from Clarke (1910:256)

Thucydides tells us that, about the time of the Peloponnesian War, the island of Atalanta, either wholly, or, at any rate, for the most part, was swallowed up. You may take Posidonius for witness that the same thing happened to Sidon.

English from Clarke (1910) - embedded

• see middle of page 256 starting with Thucydides tells us that, about the time of the
• Chapter XXIV of Book VI
• from Clarke (1910:256)
• from archive.org

Seismic Effects

• the same thing [ swallowed up ] happened to Sidon

Locations

• Sidon

Online Versions and Further Reading

References

Seneca

Posidonius

Other References

Thucydides, Peloponnesian War