Epinicus Comicus 3./2. Jh. v. Chr
- Textgroups:
- tlg0454
- CITE id:
- urn:cite:perseus:author.565
- Tlg id:
- tlg0454
- Name:
- Epinicus Comicus 3./2. Jh. v. Chr
- Abbr:
- Epin.
- Alt names:
- Ἐπίνικος
Epinikos,
Epinicus, Comicus
Epin. - Field of activity:
- Comic Poet
- Notes:
- FCG 4,505-506
New Comedy
TLG Canon of Greek Authors and Works, Third Edition, pg. 151
Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Vol 2, p. 38: "Epinicus, an Athenian comic poet of the new comedy, Two of his plays are known, Hupoballomenai and Mnêsiptolemos. The latter title determines his date to the time of Antiochus III the Great, about 217 BC, for Mnesiptolemus was an historian in great favour with that king....."
Brill's New Pauly:"Epinicus, writer of comedies, Comic poet
two titles of his plays and two fragments are extant. The dating of his life (late 3rd/early 2nd cent. BC) is based on the title of his play, Mnēsiptólemos: it refers to the court historiographer (FGrH 164) of Antiochus III (223-187 BC),...." Nesselrath, Heinz-Günther (Göttingen). "Epinicus." Brill's New Pauly. - Author info:
- Wikipedia
- VIAF
- Smith's Dictionary
- URN:
- urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0454.tlg001
- Word Count:
- 142 Click here for Work record