Death & Dying
Book VII, 592
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
The emperor himself was wrath with the roaring sea for covering the body of Hypatius; for now he was dead he wished the last honours to be paid to him, and the sea hid him from the favour of his magnanimity. Hence, a great proof of the mildness of his heart, he honoured the distinguished dead with this cenotaph.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book VII, 592.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/31/.
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