Religion
Book VI, 127: A Shield speaks
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
Religion
So one day I was fated to leave the hideous field of battle and listen to the song and dance of girls round the temple of Artemis, where Epixenus set me, when white old age began to wear out his limbs.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Nicias. “Book VI, 127: A Shield speaks.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/nicias/1/.
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Nicias. “Book VI, 127: A Shield speaks.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/nicias/1/.
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