Online Encyclopedia

ALEXIS

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 576 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

ALEXIS  ,

Greek "comic poet of the
See also:
Middle
See also:
Comedy, was born about 394 B.C. at Thurii and taken early to Athens, where he became a citizen . Plutarch says that he lived to the age of 1o6, and that he died on the stage while being crowned . According to Suidas, who calls him Menander's
See also:
uncle, he wrote 245 comedies, of which some 130 titles are preserved . The fragments (about l000 lines) attest the wit and refinement of the author (Koch, Comicorum Atticorum Fragmenta) .

End of Article: ALEXIS
[back]
ALEXANDROVSK
[next]
PRINCE ALEXIS FEDOROVICH ORLOV (1787–1862)

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click and select "copy." Paste it into a website, email, or other HTML document.