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Posidippus (comic poet)

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Posidippus of Cassandreia (Greek: Ποσείδιππος ὁ Κασσανδρεύς, Poseidippos ho Kassandreus; 316 – c. 250 BC) was a Greek comic poet of the New Comedy. [1]

19 relations: Ancient Greek, Ancient Greek art, Ancient Greek comedy, Ancient Macedonians, August Meineke, Aulus Gellius, Brennus (3rd century BC), Cassandreia, Deipnosophistae, Epigram, Harmost, History of Athens, Locris, Menander, Phryne, Posidippus, Suda, Vatican Museums, Zeuxidamus.

Ancient Greek

The Ancient Greek language includes the forms of Greek used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around the 9th century BC to the 6th century AD.

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Ancient Greek art

Ancient Greek art stands out among that of other ancient cultures for its development of naturalistic but idealized depictions of the human body, in which largely nude male figures were generally the focus of innovation.

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Ancient Greek comedy

Ancient Greek comedy was one of the final three principal dramatic forms in the theatre of classical Greece (the others being tragedy and the satyr play).

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Ancient Macedonians

The Macedonians (Μακεδόνες, Makedónes) were an ancient tribe that lived on the alluvial plain around the rivers Haliacmon and lower Axios in the northeastern part of mainland Greece.

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August Meineke

Johann Albrecht Friedrich August Meineke (also Augustus Meineke;; 8 December 179012 December 1870), German classical scholar, was born at Soest in the Duchy of Westphalia.

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Aulus Gellius

Aulus Gellius (c. 125after 180 AD) was a Latin author and grammarian, who was probably born and certainly brought up in Rome.

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Brennus (3rd century BC)

Brennus (or Brennos) (died 279 BC at Delphi, Ancient Greece) was one of the Gaul leaders of the army of the Gallic invasion of the Balkans.

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Cassandreia

Cassandreia (Κασσάνδρεια - Kassandreia) was once one of the most important cities in Ancient Macedonia, founded by and named after Cassander in 316 BC.

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Deipnosophistae

The Deipnosophistae is an early 3rd-century AD Greek work (Δειπνοσοφισταί, Deipnosophistaí, lit. "The Dinner Sophists/Philosophers/Experts") by the Greco-Egyptian author Athenaeus of Naucratis.

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Epigram

An epigram is a brief, interesting, memorable, and sometimes surprising or satirical statement.

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Harmost

Harmost (ἁρμοστής, "joiner" or "adaptor") was a Spartan term for a military governor.

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History of Athens

Athens is one of the oldest named cities in the world, having been continuously inhabited for at least 5000 years.

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Locris

Locris (Greek, Modern: Λοκρίδα, Lokrida, Ancient: Λοκρίς, Lokris) was a region of ancient Greece, the homeland of the Locrians, made up of three distinct districts.

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Menander

Menander (Μένανδρος Menandros; c. 342/41 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek dramatist and the best-known representative of Athenian New Comedy.

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Phryne

Phryne (Φρύνη) (born c. 371 BC) was an ancient Greek courtesan (hetaira), from the fourth century BC.

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Posidippus

Posidippus of Pella (Ποσείδιππος Poseidippos; c. 310 – c. 240 BC) was an Ancient Greek epigrammatic poet.

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Suda

The Suda or Souda (Soûda; Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas (Σουίδας).

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Vatican Museums

The Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani; Musea Vaticana) are Christian and art museums located within the city boundaries of the Vatican City.

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Zeuxidamus

Zeuxidamus (Ζευξίδαμος) can refer to two ancient Spartans.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posidippus_(comic_poet)

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