Social Commentaries
Book V, Epigram 72 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
He who could call the Thunderer the mother 01 Bacchus, can, Rufus, call Semele his father.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 72 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/791/.
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Martial. “Book V, Epigram 72 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/791/.
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