Cratīnus

, a native of Athens, celebrated for his comic writings, and his fondne for drinking. He died at the age of ♦ 97 years, B.C. 431. Quintilian greatly commends his comedies, which the little remains of his poetry do not seem fully to justify. Horace , bk. 1 , satire 4.— Quintilian. ――A wrestler of an uncommon beauty. Pausanias , bk. 7 , ch. 25 .――A river of Asia. Pliny , bk. 37 , ch. 2 . ♦ ‘97, B.C. 431 years.’ replaced with ‘97 years, B.C. 431.’