# Poematia et fragmenta 176

Julian the Emperor, Poematia et fragmenta, Fragment 176. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/julian-the-emperor/poematia-et-fragmenta/176

Ἰουλιανὸς πρὸς δῆμον εὐφημήσαντα ἐν τῷ Τυχαίῳ. Εἰ μὲν εἰς τὸ θέατρον λαθὼν εἰσῆλθον, εὐφημεῖτε· εἰ δὲ εἰς τὰ ἱερά, τὴν ἡσυχίαν ἄγετε καὶ μετενέγκατε ὑμῶν τὰς εὐφημίας εἰς τοὺς θεούς· μᾶλλον δὲ οἱ θεοὶ τῶν εὐφημιῶν οὐ χρῄζουσιν.

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Flavius Claudius Julianus Imperator Phil. Julian the Apostate, Poematia et fragmenta. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
License: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source: https://thegreeklibrary.pages.lisn.upsaclay.fr/works/tlg2003.tlg014.local001/.