Ancient Greek & Roman

Julius Polyaenus of Sardis

1st century BC (Paton’s date)


Julius Polyaenus of Sardis is one of the epigrammatists whose short poems were gathered in the Greek Anthology. Paton's index of authors dates the poet to 1st century BC. Paton's index lists the poet among the writers of the Wreath of Philippus, the Garland compiled in the first century AD.

This archive carries the 4 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the third volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Book IX: 1, 7, 8, 9).

  1. Book IX, 1
  2. Book IX, 7
  3. Book IX, 8
  4. Book IX, 9
  5. To Zeus of Scheria (Mackail)
  6. Break of Day (Mackail)
  7. An Exile's Prayer

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