Sagae Thessalae

^1. As a young man, I set out from Miletus to the Olympic games, as I was also wanting to visit the places of this famous province. Having travelled through the whole of Thessalae, I arrived at Larissa.

^1. iuvenis ego Miletus profectus ad spectaculum Olympicum, cum haec etiam loca proviniae clarae visitare cuperem, peregrata tota Thessalia Larissam perveni.

^2. And, while wandering around the city, and looking for a remedy for my poverty as my travelling allowance had diminished, I caught sight of an old man in the middle of the forum.

^2. ac dum urbem perrans tenuato viatico paupertati meae formenta quaero, medio in foruo senem conspicio. 

^3. He was standing on a stone and proclaiming in a loud voice that if…