Social Commentaries
On the Spectacles, 4 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
A crowd dangerous to peace and a foe to tranquil rest, that ever vexed unhappy riches, has been paraded, nor could the huge Arena hold the guilty; and the informer has the exile he once bestowed.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 4 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/304/.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 4 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/304/.
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