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Epigram XLII. — Translated from the Greek. On a Statue of Nemesis
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
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As a stone the Persians once brought me here to be a trophy of war; now am I Nemesis. And even as I stand here a trophy of Greek victory, so as Nemesis I requite the idly-boasting Persians.
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MLA
Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XLII. — Translated from the Greek. On a Statue of Nemesis.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/245/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram XLII. — Translated from the Greek. On a Statue of Nemesis.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/245/.
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