Death & Dying
Book VIII, 200: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Cease, ye builders of tombs; yea, cease to hide the dead in the depths of the earth. Give way before the destroyers of tombs. This is a device of the dead to erect such tombs in order that they may meet with a hand that lusts for gold.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 200: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/205/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 200: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/205/.
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