Ancient Greek & Roman

Evenus of Ascalon

date not given by Paton


Evenus of Ascalon is one of the epigrammatists whose short poems were gathered in the Greek Anthology. Paton's index of authors gives no firm date for the poet. 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 6 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the third volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Book IX: 62, 75, 251, 602, 717, 718).

  1. Book IX, 62
  2. Book IX, 75: The Vine speaks
  3. Book IX, 251
  4. Book IX, 602
  5. Book IX, 717
  6. Book IX, 718
  7. Book XI, 49
  8. Book XII, 172
  9. The Vine's Revenge (Mackail)

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