History & Politics
Caesares: Quatrains X. — Vespasian
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIV. — Ausonius on the Twelve Caesars
History & Politics
Set upon gathering, in reasonable spending generous, Vespasian increased his wealth, not straitened it; once in his uncrowned days bearing a blemished name, as prince — rare act! — he changed it for the better.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains X. — Vespasian.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/168/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains X. — Vespasian.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/168/.
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