Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 37
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Thou seest Peter in his golden robes, and the Provinces that stand by him witness to his successive labours; the first is a witness of the East, and the pair after her are witnesses of the purple shell, and again of the East.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Scholasticus, Leontius. “Book XVI, 37.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/leontius/12/.
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