person
Antiphon
also: Antiphon, Antiphonti
A slave-actor manumitted just before his stage debut at the games of 54 BC, where he won the prize despite his small stature and weak voice (Att. 4.15.6).
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 4.15 §6 He had been manumitted before he was brought on
Antiphon, a slave-actor, was freed just before his stage debut so that he could compete; Cicero is amused that despite being undersized and weak-voiced he carried off the prize.