Ancient Greek & Roman

Adaeus of Mitylene

1st century AD (Paton’s date)


Adaeus of Mitylene is one of the epigrammatists whose short poems were gathered in the Greek Anthology. Paton's index of authors dates the poet to 1st century AD. Paton's index lists the poet among the writers of the Wreath of Philippus, the Garland compiled in the first century AD.

This archive carries the 5 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the second volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Book VII: 51, 238, 240, 305, 694).

  1. Book VII, 51: On the Same
  2. Book VII, 238
  3. Book VII, 240
  4. Book VII, 305
  5. Book VII, 694: Not Sepulchral
  6. Book IX, 300
  7. Book IX, 303
  8. Book IX, 544: On a Figure of Galene cut by Tryphon

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