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Book IX, 447
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
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A mother, banishing the memory of her pangs, killed her son who abandoned the field after the death of his comrades. For Sparta distinguishes purity of race by warriors’ bravery, not by children’s birth.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book IX, 447.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/44/.
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Julian, Prefect of Egypt. “Book IX, 447.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/julianus-egypt/44/.
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