Ekphantides
Ekphantides was an early exponent of ancient comedy . After 458 BC Chr. He won four times on the Athenian Dionysia . Today the titles of two of his comedies ( Peírai and Sátyroi ) as well as fragments of a third in which he criticized the Megarian comedy have survived .
literature
- Georg Kaibel : Ekphantides. In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume V, 2, Stuttgart 1905, Col. 2214 f. ( Digitized version ).
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SURNAME | Ekphantides |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek comedy poet |
DATE OF BIRTH | 6th century BC BC or 5th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th century BC Chr. |