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Author: * Elizandros Lysias - 3 Posts on this thread out of 29 Posts sitewide.
Date: Oct 7, 2005 - 23:03

Because of These Men's Courage

Beacause of these men's courage, no smoke rose
Skyward from Tegea's burning. They chose
To leave their children the broad land's township green
With freedom, while in the front line they went down.

--- Trans. Peter Jay

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