Living
Book IX, 662: On the same as 642 ff.
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
I am a place formerly hideous, divided by brick walls, and here the bellies of strangers, natives, and countrymen thunderously relieved themselves. But Agathias, the father of the city, transformed me and made me distinguished instead of most ignoble.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 662: On the same as 642 ff.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/70/.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book IX, 662: On the same as 642 ff.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/70/.
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