Adrianus (Gr. Αδριανός) was a Greek poet who wrote an epic poem on the history of Alexander the Great, which was called the Alexandriad (Αλεξανδριάς). What is chiefly known of this poem comes from a mention of the seventh book in the Suda,[1] but only a fragment consisting of one line survives.[2] The Suda mentions, among other poems, a work by a poet "Arrianus" called Alexandriad or Αλεξανδριάς,[3] and there can be no doubt that this is the work of Adrianus, which is mistakenly attributed to this "Arrianus".[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, s v. Σάνεια
  2. ↑ Stephanus of Byzantium, s.v. Αστραία
  3. ↑ Suda, s.v. Αρριανός
  4. ↑ Meineke, in the Abhandl. der Berlin. Akademie, 1832, p. 124
  5. ↑ Schmitz, Leonhard (1867), "Adrianus (2)", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 22{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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