Crates Comicus 5. Jh. v. Chr.
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- urn:cite:perseus:author.415
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- tlg0433
- Name:
- Crates Comicus 5. Jh. v. Chr.
- Abbr:
- Crates. Com.
- Alt names:
- Κράτης
Crates, of Athens
Krates, Komödiendichter
Crates, Atheniensis
Krates, Dichter der Alten Komödie
Krates, von Athen
Crates, Comicus
Crates. Com.
- Field of activity:
- Comic Poet
- Notes:
- Old Comedy
TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition, pg. 109
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 1 ,
1867, p. 883-4: "Crates, of Athens, a comic poet of the Old Comedy, was a younger contemporary
of Cratinus, in whose plays he was the principal actor before he himself took to writing comedies...."
Brill's New Pauly: Athenian, the poet of the Old Comedy who began giving
performances c. 450 BC [1. test. 7]. Previously an actor with Cratinus [1], [1. test. 2 and
3]. Certain sources claim that he wrote seven plays [1. test. 1 and 2], other sources claim
eight [1. test. 4].
- Author info:
- Wikipedia
- VIAF
- Smith's Dictionary
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