Βασσαρικα (Βασσαρικά)

Dionysius, Bassarica — Dionysus' war against the Indians

An epic in at least 18 books on Dionysus' war against the Indian king Deriades, the main predecessor of Nonnus; known from citations of Indian peoples and places in Stephanus of Byzantium and from papyri.

Language

Ancient Greek

Date

100–300 CE

Author

Διονύσιος (ὁ τῶν Βασσαρικῶν)

Text

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