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Archestratus

350 BC - 330 BC

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Archestratus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχέστρατος Archestratos) was an ancient Greek poet of Gela or Syracuse, Magna Graecia, in Sicily, who wrote some time in the mid 4th century BCE, and was known as "the Daedalus of tasty dishes". His humorous didactic poem Hedypatheia ('Life of Luxury'), written in hexameters but known only from quotations, advises a gastronomic reader on where to find the best food in the Mediterranean world. The writer, who was styled in antiquity the Hesiod or Theognis of gluttons, parodies the pithy style of older gnomic poets; most of his attention is given to fish, although some fragments refer to appetizers, and there was also a section on wine. His poem had a certain notoriety among readers in the 4th and 3rd centuries BCE: it was referred to by the comic poet Antiphanes, by Lynceus of Samos and by the philosophers Aristotle, Chrysippus and Clearchus of Soli. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archestratus is the 1,907th most popular writer (down from 1,723rd in 2019), the 1,972nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,810th in 2019) and the 130th most popular Italian Writer.

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Among writers, Archestratus ranks 1,907 out of 7,302. Before him are Cristóbal de Morales, E. E. Cummings, Juhani Aho, John Farey Sr., Renée Vivien, and Robert Faurisson. After him are Victoria Ocampo, Salvian, Jonas Mekas, Jean Starobinski, Magnús Scheving, and Paul Gerhardt.

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Among people born in 350 BC, Archestratus ranks 14. Before him are Parysatis II, Dicaearchus, Alexander II of Macedon, Bagoas, Agis III, and Archidamus III. After him are Artakama, Cleomenes II, Areus I, Lastheneia of Mantinea, Lucius Papirius Cursor, and Publius Decius Mus. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Archestratus ranks 6. Before him are Darius III, Praxiteles, Ephorus, Philotas, and Peucestas. After him are Alexander of Lyncestis, Kidinnu, Nicanor, and Ariobarzanes of Persis.

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Among people born in Italy, Archestratus ranks 1,972 out of 5,161. Before him are Marcello Bacciarelli (1731), Gigi D'Agostino (1967), Claudio Gugerotti (1955), Remo Giazotto (1910), Cristoforo Landino (1424), and Agostino Depretis (1813). After him are Marisa Pavan (1932), Eleonora Giorgi (1953), Contessina de' Bardi (1390), Maria Celeste (1600), Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este (1776), and Antonio Possevino (1533).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Archestratus ranks 130. Before him are Giovannino Guareschi (1908), Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377), Paulinus II of Aquileia (740), Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538), Tonino Guerra (1920), and Luigi Illica (1857). After him are Laura Mancinelli (1933), Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446), Philemon (-362), Gian Giorgio Trissino (1478), Aloysius Bertrand (1807), and Salvadore Cammarano (1801).

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