Social Commentaries
Book IV, Epigram 47 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
On this tablet you have an encaustic painting of Phaethon. What is your object in getting Phaethon burnt twice?
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 47 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/678/.
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Martial. “Book IV, Epigram 47 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/678/.
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