Ancient Greek & Roman

Besantinus

date not given by Paton


Besantinus is known to the Greek Anthology only as the author of the pattern poem in the shape of an altar printed as Book XV, 25. Paton’s Index of Authors gives no date for him.

This archive carries the 1 epigram ascribed to the poet in the fifth volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Loeb, 1918): Book XV: 25.

  1. Book XV, 25: The Altar

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