Social Commentaries
Book II, Epigram 59 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
"The Tiny" am I called; what I am thou seest, a small dining-room; from me thou lookest, see, upon Caesar's dome. Crush the couches, call for wine, wear roses, anoint thee with nard; the god himself bids thee to remember death.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 59 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/509/.
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Martial. “Book II, Epigram 59 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/509/.
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