niptra

Updated: July 13, 2026

The few lines that have come down to us resemble that ridiculed by Persius for its turgid mannerisms. A good instance of the excellences which a Roman critic looked for in tragedy is afforded by the praise Cicero bestows on the Niptra, a play imitated from Sophocles. The passage is so interesting that it may well be added here. Cicero's words are

Charles Thomas Cruttwell - The History of Roman Literature : From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius