Ancient Greek & Roman

Nicias

3rd century BC (Paton’s date)


Nicias 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 VI: 122, 127, 270).

  1. Book VI, 122
  2. Book VI, 127: A Shield speaks
  3. Book VI, 270
  4. Book VII, 200
  5. Book IX, 315
  6. Book IX, 564
  7. Book XVI, 188: On Another
  8. Book XVI, 189: On a Statue of Pan
  9. To the Milesian Artemis (Mackail)
  10. On a Wayside Tomb (Mackail)
  11. Below Cyllene (Mackail)

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