Philostephanus
Ancient Greek poet of Middle or New Comedy
About Philostephanus
Born 300 BC. Philostephanus was a comedy writer.
Philostephanus was a Greek poet of the old or middle comedy. Little information about him survives.
Athenaeus preserved a four-line excerpt from the comedy "Delian," in which Philostratus appears to mock the habits of the inhabitants of Delos. The preserved excerpt also mentions the names of two leading cooks of antiquity, Daedalus and Thibron the Athenian.
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Who was Philostephanus?
ancient Greek poet of Middle or New Comedy
When was Philostephanus born?
Philostephanus was born in 300 BC.
What was Philostephanus's occupation?
Philostephanus was a comedy writer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Philostephanus (poet)
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