Death & Dying
Book VIII, 177: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
These are the seven wonders of the world: a wall, a statue, gardens, pyramids, a temple, another statue, a tomb. The eighth was I, this vast tomb rising high above these rocks ; and among the dead I am most celebrated, owing to the greed of thy furious hand, murderer.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 177: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/182/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 177: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/182/.
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