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Book XVI, 26a: On Philopoemen
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
His valour and his glory are known throughout Greece, this man who wrought many things by his might and many by his counsels, the Arcadian warrior Philopoemen, the captain of the spearmen, whom great fame followed in the war. The two trophies from the tyrants of Sparta speak to this; he did away with the growing servitude. Therefore did Tegea set up the statue of the great-souled son of Craugis, the establisher of perfect freedom.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Anonymous (Greek Anthology). “Book XVI, 26a: On Philopoemen.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-greek-anthology/947/.
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