Religion
Book IX, 352
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. III, 1917)
Religion
The Nile keeps festival by the holy wave of Tiber, having vowed a sacrifice for Caesar’s deliverance. A hundred axes made the willing necks of as many bulls bleed at the altars of Heavenly Zeus.
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Alexandria, Leonidas of. “Book IX, 352.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leonidas-alexandria/23/.
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