Ancient Greek & Roman

Phanias

between the 3rd and 1st century BC (Paton’s date)


Phanias is one of the epigrammatists whose short poems were gathered in the Greek Anthology. Paton's index of authors dates the poet to between the 3rd and 1st 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 6 epigrams ascribed to the poet in the first volume of W. R. Paton's prose translation (Books I–VI) (Book VI: 294, 295, 297, 299, 304, 307).

  1. Book VI, 294
  2. Book VI, 295
  3. Book VI, 297
  4. Book VI, 299
  5. Book VI, 304
  6. Book VI, 307
  7. Book VII, 537
  8. Book XII, 31

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