Menander

, a celebrated comic poet of Athens, educated under Theophrastus. He was universally esteemed by the Greeks, and received the appellation of Prince of the New Comedy. He did not disgrace his compositions, like Aris toph anes, by mean and indecent reflections and illiberal satire, but his writings were replete with elegance, refined wit, and judicious observations. Of 108 comedies which he wrote, nothing remains but a few fragments. It is said that Terence translated all these, and indeed we may have cause to lament the lo of such valuable writings, when we are told by the ancients that the elegant Terence, so much admired, was in the opinion of his countrymen reckoned inferior to Menander. It is said that Menander drowned himself in the 52nd year of his age, B.C. 293, because the compositions of his rival Philemon obtained more applause than his own. Only eight of his numerous comedies were rewarded with a poetical prize. The name of his father was Diopythus, and that of his mother Hegistrata. His fragments, with those of Philemon, were published by Cleric us, 8vo, 1709. Quintilian , bk. 10 , ch. 1 .— Paterculus , bk. 1 , ch. 16 .――A man who wrote an account of emba ies, . ――A king of Bactria, whose ashes were divided among his subjects, . ――An historian of Ephesus.――Another of Pergamus.――An A then i an general defeated at Ægospotamos by Lysander.――An A then i an sent to Sicily with Nicias.――A man put to death by Alexander for deserting a fortre of which he had the command.――An officer under Mithridates, sent against Lucullus.