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Book XVI, 41: On a Portrait dedicated in the Property of Placidia by the new Curators of the Treasury
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Those who are entering on the new office dedicated Thomas, the universal Emperor’s blameless Curator, close to the sacred Pair, that by his very portrait also he may have a place next Majesty. For he raised higher the thrones of the divine Palace by increasing their wealth, but with piety. The work is one of gratitude; for what can the pencil give, if it give not the memory due to good men?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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MLA
Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book XVI, 41: On a Portrait dedicated in the Property of Placidia by the new Curators of the Treasury.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/93/.
Chicago
Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book XVI, 41: On a Portrait dedicated in the Property of Placidia by the new Curators of the Treasury.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/93/.
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