NICARCHUS

'Nicarchus' was a Greek writer of the first century AD, best known for his epigrams, of which 42 survive, and his satirical poetry. He was a contemporary of, and influence on, the better-known Latin writer Martial. A large proportion of his epigrams are directed against doctors. Some of his writings have been found at Oxyrhynchus in Egypt.
A fragment of Nicarchus:
The Raven
:''The gloom of death is on the raven’s wing,''
:''The song of death is in the raven’s cries:''
:''But when Demophilus begins to sing,''
:''The raven dies.''
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'Nicarchus' is also the name of a character in a play of Aristophanes, ''The Acharnanians.''
'Nicarchus' was also the name of a Paionian king.