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Archilochus

680 BC - 645 BC

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Archilochus (; Ancient Greek: Ἀρχίλοχος Arkhílokhos; c. 680 – c. 645 BC) was a 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Archilochus is the 343rd most popular writer (down from 322nd in 2019), the 92nd most popular biography from Greece (down from 89th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Greek Writer.

Archilochus was a Greek poet who wrote in the 7th century BC. He is most famous for his poems about war, love, and wine.

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Among writers, Archilochus ranks 343 out of 7,302. Before him are Mario Puzo, Friedrich Dürrenmatt, Ève Curie, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Maurice Leblanc, and Arion. After him are Mikhail Lermontov, J. D. Vance, Amos Oz, Eyvind Johnson, Paul Valéry, and Simonides of Ceos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 680 BC, Archilochus ranks 1. After him is Callinus. Among people deceased in 645 BC, Archilochus ranks 1. After him are Guan Zhong, and Terpander.

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    Archilochus

    WRITER

    680 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 75.03

    Rank: 1

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    Callinus

    WRITER

    680 BC - 700 BC

    HPI: 65.65

    Rank: 2

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    Archilochus

    WRITER

    680 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 75.03

    Rank: 1

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    Guan Zhong

    PHILOSOPHER

    720 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 68.47

    Rank: 2

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    Terpander

    MUSICIAN

    712 BC - 645 BC

    HPI: 65.10

    Rank: 3

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In Greece

Among people born in Greece, Archilochus ranks 92 out of 1,024. Before him are Giorgio de Chirico (1888), Irene Papas (1929), Mikis Theodorakis (1925), Mardonius (-600), Hippias (-443), and Arion (-700). After him are Simonides of Ceos (-556), Hephaestion (-356), Philip III of Macedon (-359), Alexander of Greece (1893), John III Doukas Vatatzes (1192), and Lysimachus (-361).

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Among WRITERS In Greece

Among writers born in Greece, Archilochus ranks 12. Before him are Sappho (-630), Pindar (-517), Menander (-342), Nikos Kazantzakis (1883), Alcaeus of Mytilene (-620), and Arion (-700). After him are Simonides of Ceos (-556), Demetrius Vikelas (1835), Phaedrus (-20), Lysias (-445), Nâzım Hikmet (1902), and Hellanicus of Lesbos (-490).

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