Social Commentaries
Book XIV, 131: Scarlet Mantle (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
If you favour the Blue or the Green, why will you assume scarlet? See that by this lot you do not become a deserter,
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Martial. “Book XIV, 131: Scarlet Mantle (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1694/.
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Martial. “Book XIV, 131: Scarlet Mantle (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/1694/.
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