Social Commentaries
Book V, Epigram 73: De origine Bacchi
Translated by R. Fletcher (1656) · From Ex Otio Negotium (1656)
Social Commentaries
He that affirmes Jove, Bacchus mother, may
Prove Semele his Father the same way.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 73: De origine Bacchi.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/119/.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 73: De origine Bacchi.” Translated by R. Fletcher. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/119/.
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