Anaximenes of Lampsacus

4th-century BC Greek rhetorician and historian
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Anaximenes of Lampsacus

Summary

Anaximenes of Lampsacus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Çanakkale Province[2]. He was born on 380 BC[3]. He died on 320 BC[4]. He worked as a historian[5], rhetorician[6], poet[7], and orator[8]. He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

Key Facts

  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus was born in Çanakkale Province[2].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's place of birth was Lampsacus[10].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus was born on 380 BC[3].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus was born on 385 BC[11].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus died on 320 BC[4].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's professions included historian[5].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus worked as a rhetorician[6].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's professions included poet[7].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's professions included orator[8].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's field of work was history[12].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's field of work was rhetoric[13].
  • A notable student of Anaximenes of Lampsacus was Alexander the Great[14].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus is recorded as male[15].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's depicted by is recorded as Anaximenes statue at Olympia[17].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[18].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[19].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's described by source is recorded as 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology[20].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[21].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[22].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica Ninth Edition[23].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[24].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[25].
  • Anaximenes of Lampsacus's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[26].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Çanakkale Province[2], a province of Turkey[27], in Turkey[28] and Lampsacus[10], an ancient city[29], in Turkey[30]. Recorded date of birth include 380 BC[3] and 385 BC[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[5], rhetorician[6], poet[7], and orator[8]. Fields of work include history[12] and rhetoric[13], a field of study[31]. A notable student of Anaximenes of Lampsacus was Alexander the Great[14].

Death and Burial

Anaximenes of Lampsacus died on 320 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Anaximenes of Lampsacus has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Anaximenes of Lampsacus born?

Anaximenes of Lampsacus was born in Çanakkale Province[2].

What did Anaximenes of Lampsacus do for work?

Anaximenes of Lampsacus worked as historian[5], rhetorician[6], poet[7], and orator[8].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . Q45270397. wikidata.org.
  13. [4] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] . Répertoire des sources philosophiques antiques. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Description of Greece. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Nouveau Dictionnaire des auteurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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