Philemon the Elder
Philemon the Elder or Philemon of Syracuse * 361 BC Chr. In Syracuse ; † 263 BC Chr. In Athens was an ancient Greek playwright of the New Comedy and father Philemon the Younger . He wrote plays in Athens and, alongside Menander, was one of the most famous representatives of the New Comedy. He allegedly laughed himself to death at the age of 97 at a cheeky donkey. 57 titles and fragments of his 97 works are known.
Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Witzmann: Carmina aliquot Graeca: Karl August Böttiger's Greek poems . Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG, 2017, ISBN 978-3-11-052376-8 ( google.de [accessed on December 3, 2018]).
- ^ Heinrich Ernst Pöschl: Thusnelda. Magazine for the education and entertainment of youth; especially the female. Edited by Heinrich Ernst Pöschl . Thusnelda office, 1841 ( google.de [accessed on December 3, 2018]).
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| SURNAME | Philemon the Elder |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Syracuse, Philemon of |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek comedy poet of the New Comedy and father of Philemon the Younger |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 361 BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syracuse |
| DATE OF DEATH | 263 BC Chr. |
| Place of death | Athens |