History & Politics
Book IX, 803: On a Portrait of the Empress Sophia at the Entrance of the Bath Leuxippus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
History & Politics
Julian, the prefect of the city, dedicated here Sophia (Wisdom), the queen of the Italians, as being herself full of wisdom.
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MLA
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 803: On a Portrait of the Empress Sophia at the Entrance of the Bath Leuxippus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/657/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 803: On a Portrait of the Empress Sophia at the Entrance of the Bath Leuxippus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/657/.
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