Death & Dying
Book VII, 254b
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
I, Brotachus, a Gortynian of Crete, lie here, where I came not for this end, but to trade.
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Ceos, Simonides of. “Book VII, 254b.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/simonides/21/.
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