Epicrates
Epicrates may refer to: * Epicrates of Ambracia, an ancient Greek and Middle Comedy playwright * Epicrates of Athens, an ancient Athenian involved in political affairs * Epicrates (snake) ''Epicrates'' is a genus of non-venomous snakes in the subfamily Boinae of the Family (biology), family Boidae. The genus is native to South America and Central America. Five species are currently recognized as being valid, including the rainbow ...

Epicrates Of Athens
Epicrates (''Epikratês'') ( el, Επικράτης) was a citizen of ancient Athens who took a prominent part in public affairs after the end of the Peloponnesian War. He was a zealous member of the democratic party, and had a share in the overthrow of the Thirty Tyrants. But afterwards, when sent on an embassy to the Persian king Artaxerxes, he was accused not only of corruption, in receiving money from Artaxerxes, but also of embezzlement. Hegesander and Plutarch say that he so grossly flattered Artaxerxes as to propose that instead of nine archons, nine ambassadors to the Persian king should be annually chosen by the Athenians. Plutarch also says that he did not deny the charge of corruption. He seems, however, to have been acquitted, probably through the powerful interest possessed by himself and by his fellow criminal, Phormisius. He had been guilty of corruption on a former occasion also, but had been equally fortunate in escaping punishment. This first offence of his was ...
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Epicrates Of Ambracia
Epicrates of Ambracia ( el, Ἐπικράτης Ἀμβρακιώτης), was an Ambraciote who lived in Athens, a comic poet of the Middle Comedy, according to the testimony of Athenaeus (x. p. 422, f.). This is confirmed by extant fragments of his plays, in which he ridicules Plato and his disciples, Speusippus and Menedemus, and in which he refers to the courtesan Lais of Corinth, as being now far advanced in years. (Athen. ii. p. 59, d., xiii. p. 570, b.) From these indications, Augustus Meineke infers that he flourished between the 101st and 108th Olympiads (376–348 BC). Surviving titles and fragments Two plays of Epicrates, ''Emporos'' (Merchant) and ''Antilais'' (Against Lais), are mentioned by Suidas (s. «.), and are quoted by Athenaeus (xiv. p. 655, f., xiii. pp. 570, b., 605, e.), who also quotes his ''Amazones'' (x. p. 422, f.) and ''Dyspratos'' (Hard to Sell) (vi. p. 262, d.), and informs us that in the latter play Epicrates copi ...
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