Nature
Book IX, 219
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
As, in days of old, Neoptolemus, the son of Achilles, sailed to Troy from the goat-pastures of Scyrus, so among the sons of Aeneas doth their leader Nero return to the city of Remus, entering from the sea swift-flowing Tiber, a youth with the first down on his cheeks. The other’s force was in his spear alone; this youth is strong both in battle and in the schools.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Sardis, Diodorus of. “Book IX, 219.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/diodorus-sardis/10/.
Chicago
Sardis, Diodorus of. “Book IX, 219.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/diodorus-sardis/10/.
Read this poem with the Codex →