▁poet , ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁Alexand ria , ▁Egypt . ▁All ▁that ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁this ▁poet ▁has ▁been ▁dedu ced ▁from ▁his ▁ 1 5 1 ▁ep igr ams ▁preserved ▁in ▁the ▁Greek ▁Anth ology ▁( An th ologia ▁gra eca ); ▁another ▁twenty - three ▁appear ▁in ▁that ▁collection ▁under ▁his ▁name , ▁but ▁his ▁author ship ▁is ▁suspect . ▁His ▁po ems ▁describe ▁the ▁persona ▁of ▁a ▁pag an ▁school te acher ▁res igned ▁to ▁life ▁in ▁a ▁Christian ▁city , ▁and ▁bitter ▁about ▁his ▁wife ▁to ▁the ▁point ▁of ▁mis og yn y . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ep igr ams ▁attributed ▁to ▁him ▁on ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁Maxim us ▁Plan udes ▁is ▁a ▁e ul ogy ▁on ▁the ▁celebrated ▁Hyp atia , ▁daughter ▁of ▁The on ▁of ▁Alexand ria , ▁whose ▁death ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁ 4 1 5 . ▁Another ▁was , ▁according ▁to ▁a ▁sch ol ium ▁in ▁the ▁Pal at ine ▁Man us cript ▁( the ▁most ▁important ▁source ▁for ▁our ▁knowledge ▁of ▁Greek ▁ep ig ram ), ▁written ▁in ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁the ▁joint ▁em per ors ▁Val entin ian ▁and ▁Val ens ▁( 3 6 4 – 3 7 5 ). ▁A ▁third ▁ep ig ram ▁on ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁Be ir ut ▁( An th . ▁Gr . ▁ 9 . 2 7 ) ▁suggests ▁an ▁alternative ▁chron ology ▁d ating ▁P all adas ' ▁activity ▁to ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁Const antine ▁the ▁Great . ▁It ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁edition ▁of