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Book IX, 436: An Inscription from Syracuse
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
The votive offerings to Apollo were old, but as for the base it is in one case twenty, in another seven, in another twelve, and in this last case two hundred years later; for so the figures work out when counted.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 436: An Inscription from Syracuse.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/483/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 436: An Inscription from Syracuse.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/483/.
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