Note 3511 — BOOK XXXVII. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF PRECIOUS STONES. (continued 2)
John Bostock translation
A Dithyrambic poet, a native of Cythera, or, according to some, of Heraclea in Pontus. During the latter part of his life he resided at the court of the younger Dionysius, tyrant of Sicily, and died B.C. 380, at the age of 55. Of his poems, only a few fragments are left.