Religion
Book VI, 236
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. I, 1916)
See how the brazen beaks, voyage-loving weapons of ships, here preserved as relics of the fight at Actium, shelter, like a hive, the waxy gift of the bees, weighted all round by the humming swarm. Beneficent indeed is the righteous rule of Caesar; he hath taught the arms of the enemy to bear the fruits of peace, not war.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Thessalonica, Philippus of. “Book VI, 236.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/philippus-thessalonica/16/.
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