Death & Dying
Book VIII, 224: On Violators of Tombs
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
I was a tomb, a watch-tower on the mountain, but the hands of man laid me level with the ground. What law enjoined this?
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 224: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/229/.
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Nazianzus, Gregory of. “Book VIII, 224: On Violators of Tombs.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/gregory-nazianzus/229/.
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