History & Politics
Book XVI, 299: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
A. Wast thou a Chian? B. I say No. A. What then, a Smyrnian? B. I deny it. A. Was either Cyme or Colophon thy native place, Homer? B. Neither. A. Was Salamis thy city? B. No, I do not spring from her either. A. But tell me thyself where thou wast born. B. I will not. A. Wherefore? B. I know for sure that if I tell the truth, I shall make the other cities my enemies.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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