Social Commentaries
Book V, Epigram 40 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
You who have painted Venus, Artemidorus, are a votary of Minerva; do you wonder that your work has not found favour?
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 40 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/759/.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 40 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/759/.
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