3. Of Ascalon, was the chief tragic poet in the time of Caligula, with whom he lived on the most intimate terms. (Philo, Legat. ad Caium, p. 790 ; D. C. 59.5; Suet. Cal. 33.)
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
Smith, William
A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890