Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 1
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
I am no wrestler from Messene or from Argos; Sparta, Sparta famous for her men, is my country. Those others are skilled in the art, but I, as becomes the boys of Lacedaemon, prevail by strength.
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Damagetus. “Book XVI, 1.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/damagetus/10/.
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