A Number of Hellenistic Women Wrote Epigrams, Which Were

question 51

Multiple Choice

A number of Hellenistic women wrote epigrams, which were

• A) humorous nicknames given to their loved ones.
• B) short poems originally engraved on tombstones to commemorate the dead.
• C) emotionally charged love poems.
• D) expressions of religious devotion that were read during major civic festivals.

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