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Book IX, 682: On the Obelisk in the Hippodrome
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
It was only the Emperor Theodosius who under-took to raise the four-sided column which had ever lain a burden on the earth. He committed the task to Proclus, and so great a column stood erect in thirty-two days.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 682: On the Obelisk in the Hippodrome.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/603/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 682: On the Obelisk in the Hippodrome.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/603/.
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