Person
Archilochus of Paros
688 BCE – 645 BCE · aged 43
Ancient Greek lyric poet
- Born
- 688 BCE · Paros
- Died
- 645 BCE · Naxos Island
Part ofGreece776 BCE – today
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- 688 BCEBornBorn in Paros
- 645 BCEDiedDied in Naxos Island
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Biography
Archilochus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίλοχος Arkhílokhos; c. 680 – c. 645 BC) was an iambic poet of the Archaic period from the island of Paros. He is celebrated for his versatile and innovative use of poetic meters, and is the earliest known Greek author to compose almost entirely on the theme of his own emotions and experiences.
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