Acestor Sacas, surnamed "Sacas" (Σάκας) on account of his foreign origin, was a tragic poet at
Athens, and a contemporary of
Aristophanes. He seems to have been either of
Thracian or
Mysian origin.[4][5][6][7][8]
Acestor, a sculptor mentioned by
Pausanias as having executed a statue of Alexibius,[9] a native of
Heraea in
Arcadia, who had gained a victory in the
pentathlon at the
Olympic Games. He was born at
Knossos, or at any rate exercised his profession there for some time.[10] He had a son named Amphion, who was also a sculptor, and had studied under
Ptolichus of
Corcyra;[11] so that Acestor must have been a contemporary of the latter, who flourished around Olympiad 82 (452 BC).[12]
Acestor Sacas, surnamed "Sacas" (Σάκας) on account of his foreign origin, was a tragic poet at
Athens, and a contemporary of
Aristophanes. He seems to have been either of
Thracian or
Mysian origin.[4][5][6][7][8]
Acestor, a sculptor mentioned by
Pausanias as having executed a statue of Alexibius,[9] a native of
Heraea in
Arcadia, who had gained a victory in the
pentathlon at the
Olympic Games. He was born at
Knossos, or at any rate exercised his profession there for some time.[10] He had a son named Amphion, who was also a sculptor, and had studied under
Ptolichus of
Corcyra;[11] so that Acestor must have been a contemporary of the latter, who flourished around Olympiad 82 (452 BC).[12]