Living
Book IX, 518
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Living
Heighten thy walls, Olympian Zeus; all is accessible to Philip: shut the brazen gates of the gods. Earth and sea lie vanquished under Philip’s sceptre : there remains the road to Olympus.
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Messene, Alcaeus of. “Book IX, 518.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/alcaeus-messene/6/.
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