Social Commentaries
Book XI, Epigram 33 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Oftener after Nero's death the green charioteer reaches the goal, and as winner bears off" more prizes. Go to now, grudging envy, say you yielded to Nero I 'Twas not Nero, I wot, who won, but the Green.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 33 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1291/.
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Martial. “Book XI, Epigram 33 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1291/.
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