Simonides Fr. 524 (Stobaeus, Ecl. 4.51.7)

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Death catches up with those who run from battle too.

 

ὁ αὖ θάνατος κίχε καὶ τὸν φυγόμαχον

 

Yeah, yeah. I changed the singular τὸν φυγόμαχον to a plural. I liked it more.

 

What would Stobaeus think?

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Original translations of famous words from Ancient Greece and Rome

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