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: "Xoghayihii 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 ilaa inta ay jirto biyo saacadda; tani waxay ahayd globe godan oo biyaha lagu shubay iyada oo loo marayo qasacad ah ee qoorta, oo ka kaas oo si tartiib ah u baxsaday iyada oo loo marayo dalool ganaaxyada ugu fiican ee saacadda ee BC. Thea Thea Thea Theetus ayaa sheegay in, inkastoo ragga kuwa, dhanka kale, had iyo jeer had iyo jeer la sii waday in ay si degdeg ah u kordhay
biyaha si dhaqso ah u socdaan