Aristoxenus from Selinus

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Aristoxenus of Selinus was an ancient Greek poet. He came from the Greek colony of Selinus in Sicily.

Nothing has come down to us from his works. According to a testimony from Epicharm , he composed iambs . This is why he has often been incorrectly referred to as a comedy poet. Eusebius of Caesarea placed Aristoxenus in his chronicle around the 28th Olympiad , i.e. in the 7th century BC. BC and places him next to Archilochus and Semonides .

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SURNAME Aristoxenus from Selinus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek poet
DATE OF BIRTH 7th century BC Chr.
PLACE OF BIRTH Selinunte
DATE OF DEATH 6th century BC Chr.