Social Commentaries
Book I, Epigram 114 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
These gardens near to thee, Faustinas, arid the narrow field and water-meadows, Telesphorus Faenius owns. Here has he buried the ashes of his daughter and made holy the name you read, Antulla, though 'twere fitter his own name were read there! More justly had the sire passed to the shades of Styx! But as it could not be, let him live to honour her bones.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
Cite this poem
MLA
Martial. “Book I, Epigram 114 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/450/.
Chicago
Martial. “Book I, Epigram 114 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/450/.
Read this poem with the Codex →