Idyllia (graece) cum addit. Catonis, Hesiodi, etc.

The poet Theocritus flourished in the 3rd century BC. Born in Sicily, probably in Syracuse, he may have lived in Egypt for a time. He created Ancient Greek Bucolic Poetry, i.e. poems with a pastoral theme. He is best known for his Idylls some of which, however, are of doubtful authenticity. This volume includes works by other ancient Greek authors, among them Cato, Phocylides, Hesiod and Theognis…