Autocrates

{{Short description|5th-century BC Athenian poet and comic playwright}} {{For|the genus of beetles|Autocrates (beetle)}}

'''Autocrates''' ({{langx|grc|Αὐτοκράτης}}) was an Ancient Athenian poet of the old comedy. One of his plays is mentioned by the ''Suda'' and Aelian.<ref>V. H. xii. 9.(cited in ''Smith'')</ref> He also wrote several tragedies.<ref>''Suda''. (cited in ''Smith'')</ref>

The Autocrates quoted by Athenaeus<ref>ix. p. 395 and xi. p. 460 (cited in ''Smith'')</ref> seems to have been a different person.

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==References== {{SmithDGRBM|page=446 |title=Autocrates |url=https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/moa/acl3129.0001.001/461?page=root;size=100;view=image}}

{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Autocrates}} Category:Ancient Athenian dramatists and playwrights Category:5th-century BC Athenians Category:Old Comic poets