Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 34 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
May the gods grant you, Caesar Trajanus, whate'er you deserve, and be willing to confirm for all time what they have bestowed. You, who give back to the plundered patron his rights (no more will he be his own freedman's exile), are worthy of power to keep the client safe, power which — may you only be allowed to prove it true! — you have.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 34 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1197/.
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