Religion
Book I, 2: Inscribed on the Apse of Blachernae
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
The divine Justin, the husband of Sophia, to whom Christ granted the gift of restoring everything, and glory in war, finding that the temple of the Virgin Mother was tottering, took the decayed part to pieces and built it up again securely.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book I, 2: Inscribed on the Apse of Blachernae.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book I, 2: Inscribed on the Apse of Blachernae.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1/.
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