About Xenarchus
Lived 400 BC – 360 BC. Xenarchus was a Greek comedy writer, poet and writer.
Xenarchus (Ancient Greek: Ξέναρχος) was a Greek comic poet of the Middle Comedy. None of his plays have survived, but Athenaeus preserves several quotations from his plays in the Deipnosophistae.
Surviving titles and fragments The following eight titles, along with associated fragments, of Xenarhus' work have lived on:
Boucolion The Pentathlete Porphyra Priapus Scythians Sleep The Soldier Twins
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Frequently asked questions
Who was Xenarchus?
Athenian poet of Middle Comedy
When was Xenarchus born?
Xenarchus was born in 400 BC.
When did Xenarchus die?
Xenarchus died in 360 BC.
What was Xenarchus's occupation?
Xenarchus was a comedy writer, poet and writer.
What nationality was Xenarchus?
Xenarchus was Greek.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Xenarchus (comic poet)
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