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- 1898 (Creation)
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23 x 34.5 cm
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Printed four-page pamphlet. On the first page, the title "Ancient Days" inside a border. On the second and third pages, the poems "The Tears of Phaëthon's Sisters" and "The Death of the Emperor Tacitus". Below the latter, the initials "C.F.C.". In the fourth page, place (Alexandria) and date indication inside a border similar to that of the first page. This border, similar to that of the pamphlet containing the poem "Prayer" and published in the same year, alludes to the Lagoudakis printing house. Accompanied by 30 copies.
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Greek
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"The Death of the Emperor Tacitus" >Α49
"The Tears of Phaëthon's Sisters" >Α42
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Cavafy, C. P.. “Ancient Days”. Pamphlet, 1898. GR-OF CA CA-SF01-S01-F02-SF001-0006 (2068), Onassis Foundation C. P. Cavafy Fonds. From The Digital Collection of the Cavafy Archive, edited by Onassis Foundation, Athens, last modified 01.10.2025. https://doi.org/10.26256/CA-SF01-S01-F02-SF001-0006.
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- Cavafy, C. P. (Authority)
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Pamphlet Α4.