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Diphilus of Sinope

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Athenian poet of New Comedy

WritersLived 350 BC to 400 BC · aged -50
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Diphilus, of Sinope, was a poet of the new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander. He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest poets of New Comedy. He was victorious at least three times at the Lenaia, placing him third before Philemon and Menander.

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Diphilus, of Sinope, was a poet of the new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander. He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest poets of New Comedy. He was victorious at least three times at the Lenaia, placing him third before Philemon and Menander. Although most of his plays were written and acted in Athens, he died in Smyrna. His body was returned and buried in Athens.

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Lived 350 BC to 400 BC · aged -50
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