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Athenian comic playwright (c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC)
Menander (/məˈnændər/ ; Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος, romanized: Ménandros; c. 342/341 – c. 290 BC) was a Greek playwright and the best-known representative
Menander
Topics referred to by the same term
dictionary. Menander is a Latinized form of the Greek Μένανδρος, Menandros, "staunch man" or "abiding man." It may refer to: Persons Menander, Greek dramatist
Menander_(disambiguation)
2nd-century BC Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king
Menander I Soter (Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος Σωτήρ, romanized: Ménandros Sōtḗr, lit. 'Menander the Saviour'; Pali: Milinda), sometimes called Menander the
Menander_I
6th-century Byzantine historian
Menander Protector (Menander the Guardsman, Menander the Byzantian; Greek: Μένανδρος Προτήκτωρ or Προτέκτωρ) was a Byzantine historian, born in Constantinople
Menander_Protector
3rd or 4th century Greek rhetorician and commentator
Menander Rhetor (Greek: Μένανδρος Ῥήτωρ), also known as Menander of Laodicea (Greek: Μένανδρος ὁ Λαοδικεύς), was a Greek rhetorician and commentator of
Menander_Rhetor
Ancient Greek general
Menander (Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος; fl. 4th century BC) was an officer in the service of Alexander the Great. He was one of those called etairoi, but he
Menander_(general)
First century Samaritan Gnostic
Menander (Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος) was a first-century AD Samaritan Gnostic and magician. He belonged to the school of the Simonians, becoming its leader
Menander_(Gnostic)
Building in Pompei, Italy
The House of Menander (Italian: Casa del Menandro) is one of the richest and most magnificent houses in ancient Pompeii in terms of architecture, decoration
House_of_Menander
200 BC–10 AD Greek kingdom in South Asia
Indo-Greek King known as Menander II. Menander I's capital was at Sakala in the Punjab (present-day Sialkot). Following the death of Menander, most of his empire
Indo-Greek_Kingdom
Ancient Greek comedy by Menander
(Greek: Ἀσπίς), translated as The Shield, is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander (342/41 – 292/91 BC) that is only partially preserved on papyrus. Of a
Aspis_(Menander)
Indo-Greek king
Menander II Dikaios (Greek: Μένανδρος Β΄ ὁ Δίκαιος, Ménandros ho Díkaios, meaning "Menander the Just") may have been an Indo-Greek King who ruled in the
Menander_II
Ancient historian cited by Josephus
Menander of Ephesus (Ancient Greek: Μένανδρος; fl. c. early 2nd century BC) was the historian whose lost work on the history of Tyre was used by Josephus
Menander_of_Ephesus
Latin phrase attributed to Julius Caesar
venture forward. The Greek version is probably a quotation from a play by Menander; the historian Arrian states that it was already well known. The Latin
Alea_iacta_est
Cultural syncretism in Central and South Asia in antiquity
region by Emperor Ashoka. Later on, the Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king Menander I, who may have converted to Buddhism, supported the spread of the religion
Greco-Buddhism
Buddhist text dated between 100 BCE and 200 CE
Indian Buddhist sage Nāgasena, and the 2nd century BC Indo-Greek king Menander I (Pāli: Milinda). The Milindapañhā is regarded as canonical in Burmese
Milinda_Panha
5th-century BC Athenian playwright
cornerstone of ancient literary education, along with Homer, Demosthenes, and Menander. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly
Euripides
the Hindu Kush. Apollodotus, may have made advances in the south, while Menander, led later invasions further east. Following his conquests, Demetrius received
History of the Indo-Greek Kingdom
History_of_the_Indo-Greek_Kingdom
9th-century BCE King of Tyre
author Menander of Ephesus (2nd century BCE). Primary information related to Ithobaal comes from Josephus's citation of the Phoenician author Menander of
Ithobaal_I
Genre of ancient Greek literature
New Comedy is known primarily from the substantial papyrus fragments of Menander. A burlesque dramatic form that blended tragic and comic elements, known
Ancient_Greek_comedy
significant number still survive. These include the comedies of Aristophanes and Menander, the tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, and the Roman adaptations
List of extant ancient Greek and Roman plays
List_of_extant_ancient_Greek_and_Roman_plays
Ancient fragmentary Prakrit inscription
R. Sharma in 1980, who proposed that it mentions the Indo-Greek king Menander I. This theory has been discredited by other scholars such as B.N. Mukherjee
Reh_Inscription
Ancient Roman play by Plautus
meaning Twice Deceiving or The Double Deceiver, by the Greek playwright Menander. The beginning of it is lost, but the outline of the missing scenes can
Bacchides_(play)
the first significant fragments of plays by the ancient Greek playwright Menander. Found near the village of Kom Ishgaw, it included large parts of Epitrepontes
Cairo_Codex
Comic play by Menander
From Samos, or The Marriage Connection, is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander, who lived from c. 341/2 - 290 BC. It is the dramatist's second most extant
Samia_(play)
Ancient script of Central and South Asia
copper coin". Coin of Menander II Dikaiou Obverse: Menander wearing a diadem. Greek legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΙΚΑΙΟΥ ΜΕΝΑΝΔΡΟΥ "King Menander the Just". Reverse:
Kharosthi
Roman comic playwright (c. 254 – 184 BC)
laborer and to have studied Greek drama—particularly the New Comedy of Menander—in his leisure. His studies allowed him to write his plays, which were
Plautus
Personification of victory in Greek mythology
School of Classical Studies at Athens. 1993. Internet Archive. Menander, Dyskolos, in Menander: Aspis. Georgos. Dis Exapaton. Dyskolos. Encheiridion. Epitrepontes
Nike_(mythology)
Roman general and dictator (100–44 BC)
Plutarch and Suetonius, is supposed to have quoted the Athenian playwright Menander, in Greek, "let the die be cast". Pompey and many senators fled south,
Julius_Caesar
Comic play by Menander
written c. 300 BCE by Menander. Only fragments of the play have been found, primarily on papyrus, yet it is one of Menander's best-preserved plays. Fragments
Epitrepontes
Species of butterfly
Cithaerias pireta (Stoll, [1780]) Synonyms Papilio pireta Stoll, [1780] Papilio menander Drury, 1782 Callitaera merolina Zikán, 1942 Cithaerias juruaensis d'Almeida
Cithaerias_pireta
from the lost history of Menander of Ephesus as quoted by Josephus in Against Apion I. 116–127. Josephus asserts that Menander had drawn his list from
King_of_Tyre
King of Tyre
Tyre by his son Baal-Eser I. Hiram is also mentioned in the writings of Menander of Ephesus (early 2nd century BC), as preserved in Josephus's Against Apion
Hiram_I
King of Macedon from 336 to 323 BC
practices were also observed amongst the native Indic culture. One Greek king, Menander I, probably became Buddhist, and was immortalized in Buddhist literature
Alexander_the_Great
lives of ordinary citizens. The only extant playwright from the period is Menander. One of New Comedy's most important contributions was its influence on
Theatre_of_ancient_Greece
2nd century BCE wars in India
territories of India. Later conquests had been done by Menander. The Buddhist text Milinda Panha describes Menander as: King of the city of Euthymedia in India,
Shunga–Greek_War
Indo-Greek king
previously held by Menander I. He may have belonged to the dynasty of Euthydemus I. Zoilus used to be dated after the death of Menander, c. 130–120 BC (Bopearachchi)
Zoilus_I
Religions of the Indo-Greeks (c. 200 BCE)
numerous instances of interaction between Greeks and Buddhism are recorded. Menander I, the "Saviour king", is documented to have converted to Buddhism, and
Indo-Greek_religions
Comic play by Menander (c. 317–316 BCE)
The Bad-tempered Man or Old Cantankerous) is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander, the only one of his plays, and of the whole New Comedy, that has survived
Dyskolos
Comedy by Plautus
was first performed in 200 BC, and was adapted from the play Adelphoe by Menander. In Athens, the two daughters of wealthy Antipho, Panegyris and Pamphila
Stichus
Historic city in present-day Punjab, Pakistan
century BC, Sagala was made capital of the Indo-Greek kingdom by Menander I. Menander embraced Buddhism after extensive debating with a Buddhist monk,
Sagala
2nd-century BC Greco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king
Artemita says: and more tribes were subdued by them than by Alexander—by Menander in particular (at least if he actually crossed the Hypanis towards the
Demetrius_I_of_Bactria
Indo-Greek king from 125/120 to 110 BC
was a Yavana King (reigned 125/120-110 BC), the son and successor of Menander, Strato’s mother, Agathoclea ruled as Queen Mother and regnant for Strato
Strato_I
Indian religion and philosophy
between a Buddhist monk and the 2nd-century BCE Greek king Menander, after which Menander abdicates and himself goes into monastic life in the pursuit
Buddhism
Class of being in Gnosticism
23) that the word Ennoea passed from the system of Simon into that of Menander. In the Barbeliot system which Irenaeus also counts as derived from that
Aeon_(Gnosticism)
Play by the Roman playwright Terence
Roman playwright Terence, adapted mostly from a play of the same name by Menander, with the addition of a scene from Diphilus. It was first performed in
Adelphoe
Order of humans in Gnosticism
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Pneumatic_(Gnosticism)
Lucianists by Epiphanius The followers of Menander, who led a schism in Simonianism. See Against Menander by Epiphanius See Abelites - Jewish Encyclopedia
List_of_Gnostic_sects
2nd century Christian Gnostic religious teacher
apostle Saint Matthias. He was a pupil of either the Simonian teacher Menander, or a disciple of Peter called Glaucias. He is believed to have written
Basilides
Second-century Gnostic Christian
established was called Saturnians. He was supposed to be an apprentice of Menander, who had learned under Simon Magus and established a school in Antioch
Saturninus_of_Antioch
Miles Menander Dawson (May 13, 1863 – 1942) was an American author of poetry and philosophy, and ethics. He wrote books about the teachings of Zoroaster
Miles_Menander_Dawson
Indo-Greek Queen regent
epithet possibly means the Goddess-like) was an Indo-Greek queen married to Menander I, who ruled in parts of northern India in the 2nd-century BC as regent
Agathoclea
Gnostic sect founded by Basilides in the 2nd century
disciple of St. Peter, though others stated he was a disciple of the Simonian Menander. Basilides enjoined on his followers, like Pythagoras, a silence of five
Basilidians
Pharaoh of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC
Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Apollodotus I Demetrius II Antimachus II Menander I Zoilos I Agathokleia Lysias Strato I Antialcidas Heliokles II Polyxenos
Cleopatra
Legendary founder and first queen of Carthage
given in Menander of Ephesus's list of the kings of Tyre, as preserved in Josephus's Against Apion, i.18. Josephus ends his quotation of Menander with the
Dido
Ancient column capital in Manhai
Uttar Pradesh in India, and published in 1980 in "Reh Inscription of Menander And The Indo-greek Invasion Of The Ganga Valley" by G. R. Sharma. The fragmentary
Manhai_pillar_capital
Extinct Gnostic sect
Baptist. One offshoot was in turn headed by Dositheus, Simon Magus, and Menander. It was in this milieu that the idea emerged that the world was created
Simonians
2nd/1st century BC Indo-Greek king
principate around the lower Kabul valley. He was possibly a relative of Menander I. Bopearachchi suggests that Nicias ruled c. 90–85 BC. This late date
Nicias_(Indo-Greek_king)
Aspect of art in ancient Rome
House of Loreius Tiburtinus House of Marcus Lucretius Fronto House of Menander House of Octavius Quartio House of the Prince of Naples House of Sallust
Erotic art in Pompeii and Herculaneum
Erotic_art_in_Pompeii_and_Herculaneum
Topics referred to by the same term
Milinda Panha (lit. 'Menander's Question'), an early Indian Buddhist text in the form of a question and answer between king Menander I and monk Nagasena
Panha
Indo-Greek king
both of Boperachchi's reconstructions, Antimachus II was succeeded by Menander I who inherited three of his four monograms. Antimachus II probably fought
Antimachus_II
Comic play by Menander
The Sicyonian(s) or The Man from Sicyon, is an Ancient Greek comedy by Menander. About half of the play has survived in fragments of papyrus used to stuff
Sikyonioi
Collection of ancient manuscripts from 200 AD until the 6th century
from the Old and New Testaments, early Christian literature, Homer, and Menander. The oldest, P66, dates to c. 200 AD. Most of the papyri are kept at the
Dishna_Papers
Ancient Roman play by Terence
BC; it was translated wholly or in part from an earlier Greek play by Menander. The play concerns two neighbours, Chremes and Menedemus, whose respective
Heauton_Timorumenos
First century biography, by Quintus Curtius Rufus
Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Apollodotus I Demetrius II Antimachus II Menander I Zoilos I Agathokleia Lysias Strato I Antialcidas Heliokles II Polyxenos
Histories of Alexander the Great
Histories_of_Alexander_the_Great
Ancient Greek poet
new Attic comedy and a contemporary of Menander (342–291 BC). He is frequently listed together with Menander and Philemon, considered the three greatest
Diphilus
King of Tyre
the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Against Apion i.18. In the text as it now stands for the passage in Josephus/Menander, Astartus is the name
Deleastartus
2nd-century BCE Indo-Greek Buddhist master
lived during the 2nd century BCE during the reign of the Indo-Greek king Menander. In the Mahavamsa, a key Pali historical text, he is recorded as having
Mahadharmaraksita
Philosophical position opposed to mimesis
and Aristophanes' famous question about the comedies written by Menander: "O Menander and Life! Which of you took the other as your model?", noting, however
Life_imitating_art
Roman comedy by Terence
from Andros) is a Roman comedy adapted by Terence from two Greek plays by Menander, Andria and Perinthia. It was the first play by Terence to be presented
Andria_(comedy)
Topics referred to by the same term
an American musician (Samia Najimy Finnerty) Samia (play), a play by Menander South Australian Music Industry Awards, now defunct music awards Samia
Samia
Roman emperor from 527 to 565
incursions from the north, and even the relatively benevolent historian Menander Protector felt the need to attribute the Emperor's failure to protect the
Justinian_I
2022–2026 Succeeded by Petra Menander Preceded by Klas Molin Ambassador of Sweden to Bhutan 2022–2026 Succeeded by Petra Menander Preceded by Klas Molin Ambassador
Jan_Thesleff
Topics referred to by the same term
Dyskolos, sometimes translated The Curmudgeon, an ancient Greek comic play by Menander Curmudgeons (film), a 2016 short film Curmudgeon, B-side of Nirvana's Lithium
Curmudgeon
Series of Greek and Latin texts with English translations
Lives of the Ten Orators. Summary of a Comparison Between Aristophanes and Menander L426) Moralia: Volume XI. On the Malice of Herodotus. Causes of Natural
Loeb_Classical_Library
Heresy described by Irenaeus to descredit Gnostic movements
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Cainites
Early Christian and Jewish religious systems
Antoninus Pius, which criticised Simon Magus, Menander and Marcion. Since then, both Simon and Menander have been considered as 'proto-Gnostic'. Irenaeus
Gnosticism
King of Tyre
Abdastartus comes from the following citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Josephus's Against Apion i.18: Upon the death of Hirom,
Abdastartus
King of Tyre
to Baal-Eser II comes from Josephus's citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus in Against Apion i.18. Here it is said that "Ithobalus, the
Baal-Eser_II
Gnostic work dealing with creation and the end time
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
On_the_Origin_of_the_World
King of Macedonia, Antipatrid dynasty
Antimachus I Pantaleon Agathocles Apollodotus I Demetrius II Antimachus II Menander I Zoilos I Agathokleia Lysias Strato I Antialcidas Heliokles II Polyxenos
Cassander
Country in South Asia
(180–165 BCE) included Gandhara and Punjab and reached its greatest extent under Menander (165–150 BCE), under whom the Greco-Buddhist culture flourished in the
Pakistan
Archaeological site near Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan
last until around 10 BC. Sirkap is also said to have been rebuilt by king Menander I. The excavation of the old city was carried out under the supervision
Sirkap
Gnostic mystical word with many meanings
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Abraxas
Theatrical genre intended to make an audience laugh
dramatic consequences. Ancient Greek comedy, as practiced by Aristophanes and Menander Ancient Roman comedy, as practiced by Plautus and Terence Ancient Indian
Comedy_(drama)
Prejudice against, or hatred of, women
of a play by Menander, which we know of from book seven (concerning Alexandria) of Strabo's 17 volume Geography, and quotations of Menander by Clement of
Misogyny
Gnostic text from the Nag Hammadi library
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Holy Book of the Great Invisible Spirit
Holy_Book_of_the_Great_Invisible_Spirit
Ancient Coptic manuscript
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Berlin_Codex
1957 children's book by Dr. Seuss
Hersey 1954, pp. 136-137 Hersey 1954, p. 148 Morgan 1995, pp. 153-154 Menander 2002, p. 1 Menand 2002, p. 2 Nel 2007, pp. 24-26 Morgan 1995, p. 153 Silvey
The_Cat_in_the_Hat
Church in Los Angeles, United States
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Ecclesia_Gnostica
Hellenistic dynasty
or Demetrius II Menander I (c. 165/155-130 BC) married Agathoclea, father of Strato I Agathoclea I (c. 130-125 BC) widow of Menander, ruled as regent
Euthydemid_dynasty
Gnostic-platonic early Christian heretic sect
Kentaeans Mandaeism Samaritan Baptist Dositheos Simon Magus Simonians Menander Quqites Christian Gnosticism Apelles Bardaisan Basilides Basilidians Bogomil
Carpocratians
Founder of Buddhism
Huichang persecution of Buddhism Greco-Buddhism Gandharan Buddhism Texts Menander I Buddhism and the Roman world Buddhism in the West Silk Road transmission
The_Buddha
King of Tyre
about Phelles comes from Josephus’s citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Against Apion i.18. Here it is said that Phelles slew his
Phelles
Ancient religious tendency
around 260 BCE and subsequently during the reign of the Indo-Greek king Menander (r. 165/155–130 BCE) is described in the Mahavamsa, an important non-canonical
Greco-Buddhist_monasticism
Religious figure who confronted Peter
heresies". These descriptions have been accepted by some modern scholars. Menander, who became the leader of the Simonians after Simon and acknowledged Simon
Simon_Magus
τέκνον (Kaì sù téknon?), translated as "You too, (my) child?", quoting from Menander. et uxor (et ux.) and wife A legal term. et vir and husband A legal term
List_of_Latin_phrases_(full)
Colony of Alexander the Great on the Hindu-Kush mountains
Hermaeus who is particularly associated with the city. During the reign of Menander I the city was recorded as having a thriving Buddhist community, headed
Alexandria_in_the_Caucasus
Main meal in Ancient Roman culture
silverware, as evidenced by the hoards found at Boscoreale and the House of Menander, or if that was unaffordable then bronze or glass. The cena of a farmer
Cena
German classical philologist (1790–1870)
since Richard Bentley to distinguish himself in the critical analyses of Menander and Philemon. Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum [de; fr] (1839–1857, the first
August_Meineke
Indian dynasty
during the rule of Menander I (165–135 BCE). The control of Mathura seems to have continued for some time under the successors of Menander, with Strato I
Mitra_dynasty_(Mathura)
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