Death & Dying
Book VIII, 208: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
This man, in vain hope, pillaged my dear tomb, the only one of my possessions I carried away with me. Let some other sinner’s hands destroy him in turn, and afterwards cast him afar from the tombs of his fathers.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 208: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/213/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 208: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/213/.
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