Antimachus of Teos

Antimachus of Teos was an epic poet in ancient Greece .

His works are known only from two or three quotes from later writers. According to Plutarch ( Romulus 12, 2), Antimachus mentioned a solar eclipse that occurred in the 3rd year of the 6th Olympiad ( 754 BC ). That would make him a contemporary of Homer and would be one of the earliest epic poets.

literature

Georg Wentzel : Antimachos 20 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2433 f.

personal data
SURNAME	Antimachus of Teos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Antimachus of Teius
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek poet
DATE OF BIRTH	9th century BC BC or 8th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	after 754 BC Chr.