Death & Dying
Book VIII, 198: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Formerly these two were inviolate, God and the dead. God is merciful, but the destroyer of tombs will see if the dead is or not.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 198: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/203/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 198: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/203/.
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