Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 27 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
If white-haired you are set on dyeing your aged locks, accept — why be hairless? — these balls from Mattiacum.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 27 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1591/.
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