Ἀχαιός
Achaios, Achaeus
Translated by Jennifer Benedict5 Jun 2001Vetting: high6 revisions
Translation
A Syracusan, a later tragedian, he wrote 10 tragedies.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀχαιός, Συρακούσιος, τραγικὸς νεώτερος, ἔγραψε τραγῳδίας ιʹ.
Betacode
*)axaio/s, *surakou/sios, tragiko\s new/teros, e)/graye tragw|di/as i#.
Notes
- cf. alpha 4683, on the well-attested Eretrian tragedian (C5 BCE) of this name. Clearly the two must be kept distinct. Achaios of Syracuse may be the "Achaios" who won a victory at Athens' Lenaia festival in c.356 BCE: so OCD(4) p.5, under 'Achaeus(2)'.