Social Commentaries
Book X, Epigram 53 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
That Scorpus am I, the glory of the clamorous Circus, thy applause, O Rome, and thy short-lived darling. Me, snatched away in my ninth three years' span, jealous Lachesis, counting my victories, i deemed old in years.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book X, Epigram 53 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1216/.
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