Antiphilus
Antiphilus
- Alan Douglas Edward Cameron
Extract
Antiphilus, of Byzantium, author of 50 epigrams in the Greek Anthology (see anthology), from the Garland of *Philippus (2). Some are ingenious paradoxes or descriptions of freak accidents, many are devoted to the sea, especially around his native city. Anth. Pal. 9. 178 thanks Nero for restoring the liberty of *Rhodes in 53 ce.Subjects
- Late Antiquity