Social Commentaries
Book VII, Epigram 4 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Because, Castricus, he was of a sickly hue, Oppianus begins to write verses.
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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 4 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/895/.
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Martial. “Book VII, Epigram 4 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/895/.
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