οὗτος μὲν ὁ πιθανώτερος τῶν λόγων εἴρηται, δεῖ δὲ καὶ τὸν ἧσσον πιθανόν, ἐπεί γε δὴ λέγεται, ῥηθῆναι → this is the most credible of the stories told; but I must relate the less credible tale also, since they tell it
Persĭca: ōrum, n. v. Persae, II. B. 3.
Persĭca, ōrum, pl. n. pris substt, histoire des Perses : Cic. Div. 1, 46.