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Epigram LVIII. — On Chrestus and Acindynus who had been inappropriately named
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book XIX. — Epigrams of Ausonius on Various Matters
These are two own brothers, Chrestus and Acindynus. Both have been wrongly named: but that both may be set right, let Acindynus give his alpha to Chrestus, himself remaining without alpha; each will be an appropriate name.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LVIII. — On Chrestus and Acindynus who had been inappropriately named.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/261/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epigram LVIII. — On Chrestus and Acindynus who had been inappropriately named.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/261/.
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