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Babylon mentioned by Pindar (1)

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12 Assyrian Identity


Keywords
Babylon
Period
Greek Classical Age
5th century BCE
Channel
Greek poets


Text
Pindar, Paean 4, 11-16:
[ … ] time, it arouses
[ … ] very famous Delos
[ … ] with the Graces, Karthaia
[ … ] a narrow ridge of land
[ … ] I will (not) trade it for Babylon
[ … ] of plains
[ … ] of the gods


Source (list of abbreviations)
Pindar, Paean 4, 11-16

Erik van Dongen


URL for this entry: http://www.aakkl.helsinki.fi/melammu/database/gen_html/a0001511.php


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