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Book XVI, 331: On a Picture of Plutarch
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
The valiant sons of Italy set up thy renowned form, Plutarch of Chaeronea, because in thy Parallel Lives thou didst couple the best of the Greeks with the warlike citizens of Rome. But not even thyself couldst write a life parallel to thine own, for thou hast no equal.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book XVI, 331: On a Picture of Plutarch.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/98/.
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Scholasticus, Agathias. “Book XVI, 331: On a Picture of Plutarch.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/agathias/98/.
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