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Epicharmus
Epicharmus
c. 540 BCE–c. 450 BCE · Syracuse (Sicily)
Epicharmus of Syracuse (active early 5th century BCE) was a Greek comic poet of Sicily, regarded by ancient tradition as one of the earliest writers of comedy. Only fragments of his plays survive, treating mythological and everyday themes, and some philosophical sayings were also attributed to him in antiquity. His exact dates and the authenticity of some attributed works are uncertain.
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The greatest Greek city of the West—a Corinthian colony that grew into a Mediterranean superpower, fended off both Athens and Carthage, and gave the world the comic poet Epicharmus and the towering genius of Archimedes.
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