Timocles (Ancient Greek: Τιμοκλῆς, fl. c. 345 BC – c. 317 BC) was one of the last Athenian comic poets of the Middle Comedy, [1] although Pollux listed him among the writers of New Comedy. [2] He is known to have won first prize at the Lenaea once, between 330 and 320 BC. [3] The Suda claims that there were two comic poets of this name, [4] but modern scholars equate the two. [5] Unlike most Middle Comedy plays, his works featured a good deal of personal ridicule of public figures, especially orators like Demosthenes and Hyperides.
At least 26, and possibly 28, titles of Timocles' works survive. [1]
Timocles (Ancient Greek: Τιμοκλῆς, fl. c. 345 BC – c. 317 BC) was one of the last Athenian comic poets of the Middle Comedy, [1] although Pollux listed him among the writers of New Comedy. [2] He is known to have won first prize at the Lenaea once, between 330 and 320 BC. [3] The Suda claims that there were two comic poets of this name, [4] but modern scholars equate the two. [5] Unlike most Middle Comedy plays, his works featured a good deal of personal ridicule of public figures, especially orators like Demosthenes and Hyperides.
At least 26, and possibly 28, titles of Timocles' works survive. [1]