Marcus Argentarius
Marcus Argentarius(Greek:Μάρκος Ἀργεντάριος;fl.c. AD 60[1]) was aGreekepigrammatist.
Some thirty-sevenepigramsare attributed to Marcus in theGreek Anthology,most of which are erotic, and some are plays on words.[2]Stylistic evidence suggests he wrote during the early days of theRoman Empire,certainly not later than the middle of the first century AD, and his received epithet (argentarius,"money changer" ) supports a commercial Roman connection, but nothing more is known of his age.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Anthol. Graec.XIII. pp. 860–861.
- The Greek Anthology[1],[2],[3],[4],[5](Loeb Classical Library) translated by W. R. Paton. London: Heinemann, 1916–18.
- Higham, T. F. and C. M. Bowra (eds.)The Oxford Book of Greek Verse in Translation.Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1938.
- Smith, William (ed.)"M. Argentarius".Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology,Vol. III, 1870.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Smith, Andrew (ed.)"Marcus Argentarius: Epigrams"
- Hendry, Michael,"Argentarius Once More"
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