# de Spectaculis 23

Martial, de Spectaculis, Poem 23. Latin.

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Norica tam certo uenabula dirigit ictu
fortis adhuc teneri dextera Carpophori.
Ille tulit geminos facili ceruice iuuencos,
illi cessit atrox bubalus atque uison:
hunc leo cum fugeret, praeceps in tela cucurrit.
I nunc et lentas corripe, turba, moras!

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