Callimachus

Athenian polemarch at Battle of Marathon in 490 BC
Person human Q364492
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Callimachus

Summary

Callimachus is a human[1]. His place of birth was Aphidna[2]. He was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Marathon[4]. He died on -0490-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a military personnel[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Callimachus's place of birth was Aphidna[2].
  • Callimachus passed away in Marathon[4].
  • Callimachus was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Callimachus died on -0490-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • A child of Callimachus was Learchus[8].
  • Callimachus held citizenship in Classical Athens[9].
  • Callimachus worked as a military personnel[6].
  • Callimachus held the position of archon polemarch[10].
  • Callimachus held the position of strategos[11].
  • Callimachus's image is recorded as Datis fighting Kallimachos at the Battle of Marathon in the Stoa Poikile (reconstitution).jpg[12].
  • Callimachus is recorded as male[13].
  • Callimachus's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Callimachus's military, police or special rank is recorded as polemarch[15].
  • Callimachus's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Marathon[16].
  • Callimachus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_01p[17].
  • Callimachus's given name is recorded as Callimachus[18].
  • Callimachus's Rodovid ID is recorded as 588845[19].
  • Callimachus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[20].
  • Callimachus's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[21].
  • Callimachus's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Ancient Greek[22].
  • Callimachus's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as biography/Callimachus-Athenian-military-commander[23].
  • Callimachus's Sandrart.net person ID is recorded as 4728[24].
  • Callimachus's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'grc', 'text': 'Καλλίμαχος'}[25].
  • Callimachus's time period is recorded as classical antiquity[26].
  • Callimachus's NE.se ID is recorded as kallimachos-(d-490-fkr-fältherre)[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Callimachus was born in Aphidna[2]. He was born on -0600-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Callimachus's professions included military personnel[6]. Positions held include archon polemarch[10], a position[28], in Classical Athens[29] and strategos[11], a military rank[30], in Byzantine Empire[31].

Personal Life

A child of Callimachus was Learchus[8].

Death and Burial

Callimachus died on -0490-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He passed away in Marathon[4].

Why It Matters

Callimachus ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (64 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Callimachus born?

Callimachus was born in Aphidna[2].

Where did Callimachus die?

Callimachus died in Marathon[4].

What did Callimachus do for work?

Callimachus worked as military personnel[6].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . 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
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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