Death & Dying
Book VIII, 113: On the Same
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Most distinguished Martinianus, great vaunt of Cappadocia, we mortals reverence thy tomb too, who wert once in the King’s citadel, strong among Prefects, and didst conquer Sicily and Libya by thy arms.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 113: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/118/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 113: On the Same.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/118/.
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