Social Commentaries
Book VIII, Epigram 4 (Ker)
Translated by Walter C. A. Ker (1919–20) · From Epigrams (Loeb, 1919–20)
Social Commentaries
Ho! How great a concourse of the world at Latin altars makes and pays their vows for their Chief! These are not the joys of men only, Germanicus: nay, the very gods now, I ween, offer sacrifice.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 4 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/989/.
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Martial. “Book VIII, Epigram 4 (Ker).” Translated by Walter C. A. Ker. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/martial/989/.
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