Sententiae (corresponds to version Men Ar I) (Greek) [attributed]
Athens
M
Menander
Menander
342 BCE–290 BCE
Menander of Athens (c. 342-c. 290 BCE) was the leading playwright of Greek New Comedy, which turned away from political satire toward comedies of everyday domestic life, love, and mistaken identity. Admired throughout antiquity, his plays survive mainly in fragments and on papyrus, with one play, 'Dyskolos' (The Grouch), recovered nearly complete in modern times. He profoundly influenced Roman comedy and the later European stage.