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On a Latrine in the Suburbs of Smyrna
χῶρος ἐγὼ τὸ πρὶν μὲν ἔην στυγερωπὸς ἰδέσθαι,
πηλοδόμοις τοίχοις ἀμφιμεριζόμενος.
ἐνθάδε δὲ ξείνων τε καὶ ἐνδαπίων καὶ ἀγροίκων
νηδὺς ἐπεγδούπει λύματα χευομένη.ἀλλὰ πατήρ με πόληος ἐναλλάξας Ἀγαθίας
— Paton edition
θῆκεν ἀρίζηλον τὸν πρὶν ἀτιμότατον.
I am a place formerly hideous, divided by brick
— Paton edition
walls, and here the bellies of strangers, natives, and
countrymen thunderously relieved themselves. But
Agathias, the father of the city, transformed me and
made me distinguished instead of most ignoble.
Epigram 9.662: Removal of Agathias (496) by “maximeguénette”
Epigram 9.662: Association of Agathias (1392) by “maximeguénette”
Epigram 9.662: First revision
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