Waxaa jira dhowr ku xusan of this diiwaanka taariikhiga ah iyo suugaanta ee xilligii; tusaale ahaan, in Theaetetus, Plato ayaa sheegay in "Ragga kuwa, dhanka kale, had iyo jeer ku hadlaan degdeg ah, waayo, biyaha qulqulaya iyaga ku boorriyay on". xusid kale waxay dhacdaa in Lucius Apuleius 'The Golden Ass: "Clerk Maxkamadda ayaa bilaabay qaylinaya mar kale, markan ugu yeeray markhaatiga ugu weyn ee dacwada in ay u muuqdaan. kor u kacay nin oday ah, oo aan garanayn. Waxaa lagu casuumay in ay ku hadlaan inta ay jirto biyo saacadda; tani waxay ahayd globe godan oo biyaha waxaa lagu shubay iyada oo loo marayo qasacad ah ee qoorta, oo ka kaas oo si tartiib ah u baxsaday iyada oo loo marayo dalool ganaax ah oo ku salaysan saacadda ugu wanaagsan ee BC. Thea Theaetetus, Plato ayaa sheegay in "Ragga kuwa, dhanka kale, had iyo jeer ku hadlaan degdeg ah, waayo, biyaha qulqulaya iyaga ku boorri
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