According to an ancient tradition, Alcibiades had drowned the comedian Eupolis during the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 415, out of revenge for being attacked in his comedies. Eratosthenes (fr. 48 Strecker) refuted the story, pointing out that Eupolis had demonstrably staged plays after that date.

The death of Eupolis / Broggiato, Maria. - (2023), pp. 94-96.

The death of Eupolis

Maria Broggiato
2023

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According to an ancient tradition, Alcibiades had drowned the comedian Eupolis during the Athenian expedition to Sicily in 415, out of revenge for being attacked in his comedies. Eratosthenes (fr. 48 Strecker) refuted the story, pointing out that Eupolis had demonstrably staged plays after that date.
2023
Eratosthenica I. A selection of Eratosthenes’ fragments collected and commented
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Eratosthenes of Cyrene; Attic comedy; Hellenistic philology; Eupolis; Sicily
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The death of Eupolis / Broggiato, Maria. - (2023), pp. 94-96.
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