Social Commentaries
Book XI, 98
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. IV, 1918)
Social Commentaries
Let a city first be a metropolis and then be called so, but not now when it is not even a city.
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Ammianus. “Book XI, 98.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ammianus/6/.
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Ammianus. “Book XI, 98.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ammianus/6/.
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