Menippus of Stratonikeia
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Menippus of Stratonikeia (in Greek Mενιππoς; b. Stratonicea, Caria, lived 1st century BC), surnamed Catocas, was a Carian by birth; he was the most accomplished orator of his time in all Asia (79 BC). Cicero, who heard him, puts him almost on a level with the Attic orators.[ 1]
References
- Smith, William (editor); Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, "Menippus (3)", Boston, (1867)
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