Time & Brevity
Eclogue XIX. — On The Quinquennial Games
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book VII. — The Eclogues
Time & Brevity
Four gatherings for games did Greece celebrate of old. Two are festivals of gods and two of men. They are consecrate to Jove, Phoebus, Palaemon, and Archemorus, and their garlands are of pine, apple, olive-leaves, and parsley.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Eclogue XIX. — On The Quinquennial Games.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/119/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Eclogue XIX. — On The Quinquennial Games.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/119/.
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