Fr. 106
Ὧδε[. . . .]γείνεσθε Πανελλάδος, ὧδε τελέ[σ]σαι
notes
Fr. 106 Harder (= 106 Pf., = 209 + 210 Mass.) P.Mil.Vogl. I 18
col. V 25 [image], Trismegistos 59371
This is a tale about a Roman, Gaius, who when wounded in the thigh during a battle against the Peucetii, complained of his limp, but was admonished by his mother to behave with greater fortitude. The exact Roman context is much debated, and possibly did not even exist. Similar anecdotes are told about the Spartans and also of Alexander to his father Philip (Plutarch, On the Fortunes of Alexander 331b). The identification of the Peucetians is debated, possibly the Etrucans.
Bibliography
Pohlenz, Max. 1935, ‘Der Römer Gaius bei Kallimachos.’ Philologus 44:120-2.