Antimachus of Teos

Antimachus of Teos

"For other uses of the name see Antimachus

Antimachus of Teos was an early Greek epic poet. According to Plutarch ("Life of Romulus" 12.2) he observed an eclipse of the sun in 753 BC, the same year in which Rome was founded. The epic "Epigoni", a sequel to the legend of Thebes, was apparently sometimes ascribed to Antimachus of Teos (see "Scholia on Aristophanes, Peace" 1270); however, confusion is possible with the much later literary poet Antimachus of Colophon (c. 400 BC), who wrote an epic "Thebais" on what must have been an overlapping subject.


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Antimachus (disambiguation) — Antimachus may refer to these historical persons:# Antimachus I, a Graeco Bactrian king. # Antimachus II, another Graeco Bactrian king. # Antimachus of Colophon or Claros, an Ancient Greek poet. # Antimachus of Teos, an Ancient Greek epic poet. # …   Wikipedia

  • Antimachus — Antimachus, of Colophon or Claros, Greek poet and grammarian, flourished about 400 BC.Scarcely anything is known of his life. His poetical efforts were not generally appreciated, although he received encouragement from his younger contemporary… …   Wikipedia

  • Antimachus — Antimachos (griech. Ἀντίμαχος) bezeichnet: Antimachos (Troja), einen mythischen Trojaner Antimachos von Kolophon (um 400 v. Chr.), einen epischen Dichter der klassischen Zeit Antimachos von Teos (um 750 v. Chr.), einen frühen epischen Dichter …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Antimaque de Téos — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Antimaque. Antimaque de Téos (en grec ancien Ἀντίμαχος / Antimachos, parfois orthographié Antimachus ou Antimachos en français) est un poète lyrique grec originaire de Téos en Asie Mineure. D après Plutarque, il… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Epigoni (epic) — Epigoni (Greek: Επίγονοι, Epigonoi The Progeny ) was an early Greek epic, a sequel to the Thebaid and therefore grouped in the Theban cycle. Some ancient authors seem to have considered it a part of the Thebaid and not a separate poem. [For… …   Wikipedia

  • Cyclic Poets — is a shorthand term for the early Greek epic poets, approximate contemporaries of Homer. We know no more about these poets than we know about Homer, but modern scholars regard them as having composed orally, as did Homer. In the classical period …   Wikipedia

  • List of Ancient Greek poets — This Assortment of Ancient Greek poets covers poets writing in the Ancient Greek language, regardless of location or nationality of the poet. For a list of modern day Greek poets, see List of Greek poets. Contents: Top · 0–9 A B C D E F G H… …   Wikipedia

  • Theban Cycle — The Theban Cycle ( el. Θηβαϊκὸς Κύκλος) is a collection of four lost epics of ancient Greek literature which related the mythical history of the Boeotian city of Thebes. They were composed in dactylic hexameter verse and were probably written… …   Wikipedia

  • Greek literature — Introduction       body of writings in the Greek language, with a continuous history extending from the 1st millennium BC to the present day. From the beginning its writers were Greeks living not only in Greece proper but also in Asia Minor, the… …   Universalium

  • Alexander the Great — This article is about the ancient king of Macedon. For other uses, see Alexander the Great (disambiguation). Alexander the Great Basileus of Macedon …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”