Aeschylus of Alexandria
Aeschylus of Alexandria (Greek Αισχύλος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς) was an epic poet who must have lived before the end of the 2nd century, and whom Athenaeus calls a well-informed man. One of his poems bore the title Amphitryon, and another Messeniaca. A fragment of the former is preserved in Athenaeus.
Aeschylus of Alexandria
- Born
- 300 · Alexandria.
- Died
- 200
- Occupation
- poet · tragedy writer
- Languages
- Ancient Greek
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Aeschylus of Alexandria (Greek Αισχύλος ὁ Ἀλεξανδρεύς) was an epic poet who must have lived before the end of the 2nd century, and whom Athenaeus calls a well-informed man. One of his poems bore the title Amphitryon, and another Messeniaca. A fragment of the former is preserved in Athenaeus.
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Born at Alexandria in 300, died in 200.
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- 1.Athenaeus, xiii. p. 599
- 2.Zenobius, v. 85
- 3.Schmitz, Leonhard. Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. 44. 1867.
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