Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 54 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
A I.BEIT thou givest so oft great gifts, and shalt give greater, O thou victor over Captains and victor withal over thyself, thou art loved by the people, Caesar, not because of thy boons; 'tis because of thee, Caesar, the people loves thy boons.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 54 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1039/.
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