Ancient Greek & Roman

Diotimus of Miletus

3rd century BC (Paton’s date)


Diotimus of Miletus is one of the epigrammatists whose short poems were gathered in the Greek Anthology. Paton's index of authors dates the poet to 3rd century BC. Paton's index lists the poet among the writers of Meleager's Wreath, the Garland compiled about 100 BC.

This archive carries the 3 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the first volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Books I–VI) (Book V: 106; Book VI: 267, 358).

  1. Book V, 106
  2. Book VI, 267
  3. Book VI, 358
  4. Book VII, 173
  5. Book VII, 227
  6. Book VII, 261
  7. Book VII, 475
  8. Book VII, 733
  9. Book IX, 391
  10. On a Son, by His Mother (Mackail)
  11. Storm on the Hills (Mackail)

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