Living
Book IX, 428: Addressed to L. Calpurnius Piso
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Thessalonica, the mother of all Macedonia, sends me to thee, despoiler of Thrace. I sing thy conquest of the martial Bessi, collecting all that I learnt about the war. But be thou, like a god, attentive to me, and listen to my prayers. What occupation is there which can deny an ear to the Muses?
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book IX, 428: Addressed to L. Calpurnius Piso.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/63/.
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Thessalonica, Antipater of. “Book IX, 428: Addressed to L. Calpurnius Piso.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/antipater-thessalonica/63/.
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