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Book IX, 641: On a Bridge over the Sangarius
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Thou too, Sangarius, after proud Italy and the peoples of the Medes, and all the barbarian host, art thus enslaved by the hand of our prince, thy stream fettered by strong arches. Thou who wast formerly impassable to boats and indomitable, liest gripped in bonds of stone.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 641: On a Bridge over the Sangarius.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/65/.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 641: On a Bridge over the Sangarius.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/65/.
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