Arts & Sciences
Book XVI, 119: On a Statue of Alexander of Macedon
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. V, 1918)
Arts & Sciences
Lysippus, sculptor of Sicyon, bold hand, cunning craftsman, its glance is of fire, that bronze thou didst cast in the form of Alexander. No longer do we blame the Persians: cattle may be pardoned for flying before a lion.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Posidippus. “Book XVI, 119: On a Statue of Alexander of Macedon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/posidippus/13/.
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Posidippus. “Book XVI, 119: On a Statue of Alexander of Macedon.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/posidippus/13/.
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