Diphilus biography of mahatma

Of Sinope on the south coast of the Black Sea, brother of Diodorus of Sinope, New Comedy poet, born c.360–350bc, lived most of his life at Athens, but died in Smyrna probably at the beginning of the 3rd cent.

(the reference to him in Plaut. Mostell.

Diphilus biography of mahatma

1149 is useless for establishing his death date: see M. Knorr, Das griechische Vorbild der Mostellaria des Plautus (1934), 7 f.). He wrote about 100 plays, winning three victories in the Lenaean festival at Athens (IG 2².

2325. 163 = 5 C 1 col. 4, 12 Mette). Some 60 titles are known, mostly typical of New Comedy; the nine or so with a mythical connection (e.g. Danaides, Theseus) need not all have been mythological burlesques: some could have taken their titles from a man aping a hero of myth (cf.

Ath. 10.

Diphilus biography of mahatma gandhi

421e on Heracles), others from a divine prologue (e.g. Heros). An unusual title is Hairēsiteichēs (‘Wall-capturer’), which was altered to Stratiōtēs (‘Soldier’) when the play was rewritten, presumably for a second producti