Religion
Book XIV, 115: Constantine, having come to Troy near at hand, designed to found a royal city, and having received this oracle departed and founded Constantinople
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
It is not permitted to thee to found the new Rome on the foundations of Troy dug of old; but go rejoicing to the Megarian city by the Propontis, where fish and deer feed on the same pasture.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 115: Constantine, having come to Troy near at hand, designed to found a royal city, and having received this oracle departed and founded Constantinople.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/915/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XIV, 115: Constantine, having come to Troy near at hand, designed to found a royal city, and having received this oracle departed and founded Constantinople.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/915/.
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