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On a Portrait of the Emperor Marcian
μορφὴν τήνδ᾽ ὁράᾳς ζωῷ ἐναλίγκιον ἵππῳ,
— Paton edition
Μαρκιανὸν φορέοντι, βροτῶν βασιλῆα γενέθλης:
δεξιτερὴν δ᾽ ἐτάνυσσε, θέοντα δὲ πῶλον ἐπείγει
δυσμενέος καθύπερθεν, ὅτις κεφαλῇ μιν ἀείρει.
Thou seest this shape, like a live horse, carrying
— Paton edition
Marcian, ruler of the race of men. His right hand
is outstretched and he spurs on the galloping horse
above a foeman, who seems to support its weight on
his head.
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