History & Politics
Caesares: Quatrains XXIV. — Antoninus Heliogabalus
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIV. — Ausonius on the Twelve Caesars
History & Politics
Dost thou also defile the sanctuary of the Augustan palace, falsely bearing the name of the Antonines — thou, than whom no fouler or more filthy monster ever filled the imperial throne of Rome:
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains XXIV. — Antoninus Heliogabalus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/182/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Caesares: Quatrains XXIV. — Antoninus Heliogabalus.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/182/.
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