Death & Dying
Book VII, 680
Translated by W. R. Paton (1916–18) · From The Greek Anthology (Loeb, vol. II, 1917)
Death & Dying
Joannes, both chief in virtue and chief priest of Alexandria, lies here after his death in his dear country. For his body was mortal, although he shall have immortal life and did countless immortal works on earth.
This translation is printed as prose in its source edition.
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Patriarch, Sophronius the. “Book VII, 680.” Translated by W. R. Paton. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/sophronius/1/.
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