Social Commentaries
On the Spectacles, 25 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
That the nightly wave spared thee, Leander, cease to wonder: it was Caesar's wave.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 25 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/328/.
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Martial. “On the Spectacles, 25 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/328/.
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