Diphilus
Diphilus (dĬf´Ĭləs), fl. 300 BC, Greek dramatist of the New Comedy, b. Sinope. His many dramas (perhaps 100) were extensively adapted by Plautus and Terence and influenced the entire Roman stage. The fragments of his works that remain reveal his talent for strongly contrasted scenes and brilliant theatrical effects.
More From encyclopedia.com
Aurora (mythology) , Aurora In Roman mythology, the goddess of dawn, equivalent to the Greek goddess Eos. Western Drama , c. 550 BC
The art of drama developed in the ancient Greek city-state of Athens in the late sixth century BC From the religious chants honoring Dionys… Quintus Ennius , Quintus Ennius
Quintus Ennius (239-169 B.C.) was a Roman poet. Called the father of Latin poetry, he is most famous for his "Annales," a narrative po… Menander , Menander
Menander
BORN: 342 bce, Athens, Greece
DIED: 292 bce, Piraeus, Greece
NATIONALITY: Greek
GENRE: Drama
MAJOR WORKS:
Anger (321 bce)
The Grouc… Phaedra , Phaedra
by Seneca (Lucius Annaeus Seneca)
THE LITERARY WORK
A tragic play set in Athens, Greece during an unspecified mythological time; published in… Ajax , Ajax
SOPHOCLES 444 B.C.
SOURCES
Ajax is the earliest of Sophocles’s surviving plays. It is thought that the play’s first performance took place about…
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Diphilus