Death & Dying
Book VII, 363
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
This tomb of polished metal covers the body of the great hero Zenodotus; but his soul has found in heaven, where Orpheus and Plato are, a holy seat fit to receive a god. He was a valiant knight in the Emperor's service, famous, eloquent, god-like; in his speech he was a Latin copy of Socrates. Bequeathing to his children a handsome fortune, he died while still a vigorous old man, leaving infinite sorrow to his noble friends, city and citizens.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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