Adrianus (poet)
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Adrianus was a Greek poet who wrote an epic poem
on the history of Alexander the Great, which was called the Alexandriad . We chiefly know of this poem from a mention of the seventh book in the Suda
, but we possess only a fragment consisting of one line. The Suda
mentions, among other poems, a work by a poet "Arrianus" called Alexandriad or , and there can be no doubt that this is the work of Adrianus, which is mistakenly attributed to this "Arrianus".
Epic poetry
An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form...
on the history of Alexander the Great, which was called the Alexandriad . We chiefly know of this poem from a mention of the seventh book in the Suda
Suda
The Suda or Souda is a massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Suidas. It is an encyclopedic lexicon, written in Greek, with 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often...
, but we possess only a fragment consisting of one line. The Suda
Suda
The Suda or Souda is a massive 10th century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Suidas. It is an encyclopedic lexicon, written in Greek, with 30,000 entries, many drawing from ancient sources that have since been lost, and often...
mentions, among other poems, a work by a poet "Arrianus" called Alexandriad or , and there can be no doubt that this is the work of Adrianus, which is mistakenly attributed to this "Arrianus".