Dexicrates (poet)
Dexicrates ( Greek Δεξικράτης ) was a Greek comedy poet from the 3rd century BC. BC, whose work is attributed to the New Comedy .
Only two lines of him have survived , which Athenaios quotes from his work Ὑφ 'ἑαυτῶν πλανώμενοι . An article in the Byzantine lexicon Suda is based on this point , in which the author added the statement that Dexicrates came from Athens . Furthermore, it is only mentioned briefly by the grammarian Ailios Herodianos .
literature
- Thomas Hidber: Dexicrates. In: The New Pauly (DNP). Volume 3, Metzler, Stuttgart 1997, ISBN 3-476-01473-8 .
- Georg Kaibel : Dexicrates 4). In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 1, Stuttgart 1903, Col. 286.
- Rudolf Kassel , Colin Austin (eds.): Poetae Comici Graeci . Volume 5, Verlag Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 1986. ISBN 3-11-010922-0 . P. 16.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dexicrates |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Δεξικράτης (Greek) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek comedy poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |