Social Commentaries
On the Spectacles, 6 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
That warring Mars served thee in arms unconquered suffices not, Caesar; Venus herself too serves.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 6 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/307/.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 6 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/307/.
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