εἰς πέλαγος σπέρµα βαλεῖν καὶ γράµµατα γράψαι ἀµφότερος µόχθος τε κενὸς καὶ πρᾶξις ἄκαρπος → throwing seeds and writing letters at sea are both a vain and fruitless endeavor
Ărăcĭa: ae, f., = Ἀρακία,
I an island in the Persian Gulf, now Karek, Plin. 6, 25, 28, § 111.
(2) Ărăcĭa, æ, f., île du golfe Persique : Plin. 6, 111.
