Menippus of Stratonikeia

Menippus of Stratonikeia (Ancient Greek: Μένιππος, 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)

Notes

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.