Adrianus (Gr. ) was a Greek poet who wrote an
epic poem
An epic poem, or simply an epic, is a lengthy narrative poem typically about the extraordinary deeds of extraordinary characters who, in dealings with gods or other superhuman forces, gave shape to the mortal universe for their descendants.
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on the history of
Alexander the Great
Alexander III of Macedon ( grc, wikt:Ἀλέξανδρος, Ἀλέξανδρος, Alexandros; 20/21 July 356 BC – 10/11 June 323 BC), commonly known as Alexander the Great, was a king of the Ancient Greece, ancient Greek kingdom of Maced ...
, which was called the ''Alexandriad'' (). What is chiefly known of this poem comes from a mention of the seventh book in the
Suda
The ''Suda'' or ''Souda'' (; grc-x-medieval, Σοῦδα, Soûda; la, Suidae Lexicon) is a large 10th-century Byzantine encyclopedia of the ancient Mediterranean world, formerly attributed to an author called Soudas (Σούδας) or Souidas ...
, but only a fragment consisting of one line survives. The Suda mentions, among other poems, a work by a poet "Arrianus" called ''Alexandriad'' or , and there can be no doubt that this is the work of Adrianus, which is mistakenly attributed to this "
Arrianus".
References
Cultural depictions of Alexander the Great
Ancient Greek epic poets
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