Social Commentaries
Book IX, Epigram 77 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Priscus' pages fluently discuss what is the best kind of entertainment, and he puts forward many views in a pleasant, many in a lofty style, and all with learning. Do you ask what is the best entertainment? One where there will be no fluteplayer with his chorus.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book IX, Epigram 77 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1140/.
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Martial. “Book IX, Epigram 77 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1140/.
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