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Great work... appreciated and admired.

A vivid depiction on how politics works. The closure lines are very incisive.

I add this To My Favourites,5 Stars full for this brilliant poem

I cite his two last lines: 'although they full well knew what all these were worth, what hollow words these kingships were' Of course he meant the politicians

I am mesmerized by this poem since it was written in a very sarcastic way based upon history in the past

Amazing poem but with a very sarcastic undertone, a mirror of his own time, placed in Cesarion's age. Very intelligently put

King of kings Alexandre in a day of history how seated in throne with pomp and ceremony narrated excellently 10++

Alexandrian Kings- enthusiastic, and cheered in greek, and egyptian, and some in hebrew, enchanted by the beautiful spectacle - although they full well knew what all these were worth, what hollow words these kingships were.....unique the kings were in power, culture and skillful arming this poem is very acutely crafted the fame and name of the Alexandrian Kings; pleasure to read

I agree to Adrian Flett's comments.

'The Alexandrians of course understood that those were theatrical words' - The gist of the poem comes in the middle, in these lines. Congratulations on being selected the 'Modern Poem of the Day'!

Nicely composed poem enjoyed reading it. Thanks

Cavafy's droll irony triumphs and makes the poem remarkable. Of course, its success relies on the knowledge of history most Greeks could be expected to have.

Hollow words, indeed. Caesarion was the last of the Ptolemies. Whatever his coronation began, it ended the dynasty. He was assassinated grace a Lepidus, (later Caesar Augustus) , on the grounds that: 'Too many Caesars is not a good thing.' So much for spectacle Upon his death, Egypt became part of the Roman Empire.

Interesting poem. Though the consequences was clear.

Alexander - they named him king of Armenia, Media, and the Parthians. Ptolemy - they named him king of Cilicia, Syria, and Phoenicia. Caesarion stood more to the front, dressed in rose-colored silk, on his breast a bouquet of hyacinths, indeed a great poem. tony

Yes- they understood but in no threat The Alexandrians of course understood that those were theatrical words.

THREE and THE LAST: Such a mightiest name. Congratulations for being chosen as the Modern Poem Of The Day, also to his closest family. A myriad of 10`s for the vote.My genius bro would love his poems a very lot, since my bro loves to read about historical facts.

TWO: and his aesthetic perfectionism. These attributes, amongst others, have assured him an enduring place in the literary pantheon of the Western World. Alexandrian Kings, an excellent poem about the ancient historical kings, a.o.the children of Cleopatra, Caesarion, her eldest son, they named him the King of Kings, WOW!

ONE: Since his death, Cavafy's reputation has grown. He is now considered one of the finest European and modern Greek poets. His poetry is taught at schools in mainland Greece and Cyprus, and across universities around the world. He is known for his prosaic use of metaphors, his brilliant use of historical imagery, See TWO please.