Ancient Greek & Roman

Secundus of Tarentum

date not given by Paton


Secundus of Tarentum is one of the epigrammatists whose short poems were gathered in the Greek Anthology. Paton's index of authors gives no firm date for the poet. 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 3 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the third volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Book IX: 36, 260, 301).

  1. Book IX, 36
  2. Book IX, 260
  3. Book IX, 301
  4. Book XVI, 214: On Statues of Loves
  5. The End of Desire (Mackail)

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