Death & Dying
Epitaph XXIII. — For Priam
Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White (1919–21) · From Book VI. — Epitaphs on the Heroes who took part in the Trojan War
Here is not Priam's tomb, nor am I buried in this place: the Danaans despoiled me of my head. A mangled, nameless end was mine, and so I, his sire, fled for shelter to Hector's ashes. There I found my sons, and Troy and Asia buried together, and whatsoever of mine lies scattered everywhere.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXIII. — For Priam.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/88/.
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Ausonius, Decimus Magnus. “Epitaph XXIII. — For Priam.” Translated by Hugh G. Evelyn-White. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/ausonius/88/.
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