Ἀχαιός
Achaeus, Achaios
Translated by Jennifer Benedict8 Jun 2001Vetting: high8 revisions
Translation
Son of Pythodorus or Pythodorides, an Eretrian, a tragedian, he was born in the 74th Olympiad1 and he staged 44 plays, though some have recorded 30, others 24; he was victorious with [sc. only] 1. He was younger than Sophocles by a bit.2 [His plays] were performed jointly with [those of] Euripides from the 83rd Olympiad.3
Greek original · Adler’s text
Ἀχαιός, Πυθοδώρου ἢ Πυθοδωρίδου, Ἐρετριεὺς, τραγικὸς, γέγονε κατὰ τὴν οδʹ Ὀλυμπιάδα καὶ δράματα ἐδίδαξε μδʹ, οἱ δὲ λʹ ἱστορήκασιν, ἄλλοι κδʹ· ἐνίκησε δὲ αʹ. ἦν δὲ νεώτερος Σοφοκλέους ὀλίγῳ τινί. ἐπεδείκνυντο δὲ κοινῇ σὺν καὶ Εὐριπίδῃ ἀπὸ τῆς πγʹ Ὀλυμπιάδος.