Death & Dying
Book IX, 805: On a Stele of Ares partly buried in Thrace
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Death & Dying
As long as this fierce Ares rests on the ground the peoples of the Goths shall never set foot in Thrace.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 805: On a Stele of Ares partly buried in Thrace.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/659/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book IX, 805: On a Stele of Ares partly buried in Thrace.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/659/.
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