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Book IX, 679: On an Aqueduct at Assus

by Anonymous (Greek Anthology) various, 7th c. BC – 10th c. AD

Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)

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All cities worship Axiochus, for, on his progress, like a god he has healed the ills of each. Especially on rugged Assus did he bestow running water, cutting through the hard face of many rocks. No longer run off to a distance, all ye travellers. I overflow with the cold water of Axiochus.

This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 679: On an Aqueduct at Assus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/601/.

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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 679: On an Aqueduct at Assus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/601/.

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