Antimachus

ancient Greek poet and grammarian
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Antimachus

Summary

Antimachus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Colophon[2]. He was born on 500 BC[3]. He died on January 1, 348 BC[4]. He worked as a poet[5], epigrammatist[6], elegist[7], writer[8], and grammarian[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Born in Colophon[2], Antimachus…
  • Antimachus was born on 500 BC[3].
  • Antimachus died on January 1, 348 BC[4].
  • Antimachus worked as a poet[5].
  • Antimachus worked as an epigrammatist[6].
  • Antimachus's professions included elegist[7].
  • Antimachus worked as a writer[8].
  • Antimachus's professions included grammarian[9].
  • Antimachus's field of work was poetry[11].
  • Antimachus's field of work was linguistics[12].
  • Antimachus's field of work was Ancient Greek[13].
  • Antimachus is recorded as male[14].
  • Antimachus's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • Antimachus's genre is epic poem[16].
  • Antimachus's work location is recorded as Byzantine Empire[17].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Svensk uppslagsbok[18].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[19].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[20].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[22].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature[23].
  • Antimachus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • Antimachus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[25].
  • Antimachus's writing language is recorded as Ancient Greek[26].
  • Antimachus's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Colophon[2], Antimachus… he was born on 500 BC[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[5], epigrammatist[6], elegist[7], writer[8], and grammarian[9]. Fields of work include poetry[11], a literary form[28]; linguistics[12], an academic discipline[29]; and Ancient Greek[13], a language[30].

Death and Burial

Antimachus died on January 1, 348 BC[4].

Why It Matters

Antimachus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13 views/month, #7,289 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

FAQs

Where was Antimachus born?

Born in Colophon[2], Antimachus…

What did Antimachus do for work?

Antimachus worked as poet[5], epigrammatist[6], elegist[7], writer[8], and grammarian[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . Perseus Digital Library. Retrieved . catalog.perseus.tufts.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Library of the World's Best Literature. wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . enciclopedia.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [4] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 23d ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant place Q1142488
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  3. 26d ago · JBradyK · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth Colophon
    Instance of human
    Occupation
    Writing language Ancient Greek
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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