Lysicrates was an Athenian choregos, or sponsor of dramatic productions. In 335 BC, he sponsored a successful dramatic production at the City Dionysia festival in Athens. To commemorate his victory, he commissioned a monument known as the Lantern of Lysicrates, which still stands today and is one of the best preserved monuments from ancient Greece.
Lysicrates was an Athenian choregos, or sponsor of dramatic productions. In 335 BC, he sponsored a successful dramatic production at the City Dionysia festival in Athens. To commemorate his victory, he commissioned a monument known as the Lantern of Lysicrates, which still stands today and is one of the best preserved monuments from ancient Greece.
Lysicrates was an Athenian choregos, or sponsor of dramatic productions. In 335 BC, he sponsored a successful dramatic production at the City Dionysia festival in Athens. To commemorate his victory, he commissioned a monument known as the Lantern of Lysicrates, which still stands today and is one of the best preserved monuments from ancient Greece.