Death & Dying
Book VIII, 106: On Martinianus
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
When Martinianus went under Earth the mother of all, every city in Italy groaned and all Sicily and the broad boundaries of the land shore the head, for Themis had departed from among mortals. But we, tending on thy great tomb instead of thee, will hand it on an object of reverence to future generations.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 106: On Martinianus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/111/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 106: On Martinianus.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/111/.
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