History & Politics
Book XV, 2: On the City of Myra in Lycia
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Marcian the emperor enlarged this wall of the city with beautiful dancing-floors, according to the counsels of Palladius the Prefect and the design of wise Artemeon, and at length the city found its ancient size restored.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XV, 2: On the City of Myra in Lycia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/917/.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XV, 2: On the City of Myra in Lycia.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/917/.
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