Religion
Book XVI, 281: On a Bath at Praenetus in Bithynia
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
What is now a bath was formerly no bath, but a rubbish ground, a place of excretion; but now it excels in splendour those delightful and lovely baths of which all men sing the praises. For Alexander, the bishop of Nicaea, the star of illustrious learning, built it at his own expense.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 281: On a Bath at Praenetus in Bithynia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1055/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 281: On a Bath at Praenetus in Bithynia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/1055/.
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