Callimachus (Ancient Greek: Καλλίμαχος, romanized: Kallimachos; c. 310 – c. 240 BC) was an ancient Greek poet, scholar, and librarian who was active in Alexandria during the 3rd century BC.

Callimachus (born c. 305 bce, Cyrene, North Africa [now Shaḥḥāt, Libya]—died c. 240) was a Greek poet and scholar, the most representative poet of the erudite and sophisticated Alexandrian school.

CALLIMACHUS OF CYRENE was a Greek poet and scholar of the Library of Alexandria who flourished in the C3rd B.C. He was the author of a large number of works, of which only 6 hymns and 63 epigrams still survive in their entirety.

2023年7月17日 · Callimachus of Cyrene was a poet and scholar of the 3rd century BCE who streamlined literary forms and developed the systematic catalog of the holdings of the Library of Alexandria, which is often cited as the first "card catalog" in history.

2018年5月29日 · The Greek poet Callimachus (ca. 310-240 B.C.) is regarded as the most characteristic representative of Alexandrian poetry. Learning, polish, and contemporaneity characterize his work, which had enormous influence on the Roman elegiac poets.

Callimachus of Cyrene was the most influential poet of the Hellenistic age. He lived at the moment of transition from the classical world of old Greek city states to the new foundation of Ptolemaic Alexandria in North Africa—a megacity that attracted people of diverse ethnicities from locations throughout the Mediterranean.

Callimachus (flourished 5th century bce) was a Greek sculptor, perhaps an Athenian, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital after witnessing acanthus leaves growing around a basket placed upon a young girl’s tomb.

Callimachus’ Aitia was the most influential of his poems in antiquity, particularly so for Augustan poetry. It was an elegiac poem consisting of narratives, ranging in length from no more than a few lines (e.g., Busiris) to well over a hundred (e.g., the Victory of Berenice, Acontius and Cydippe, the Lock of Berenice).

2024年12月26日 · Callimachus, an eminent Ancient Greek poet, is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of Greek poetry. Active during the Hellenistic period, he played a pivotal role in shaping the poetic landscape of the era.

2024年7月1日 · Callimachus of Cyrene was a central figure in the literary and scholarly community that flourished in Alexandria in the third century BCE. His poetry was greatly admired by the best Roman poets, who embraced his stylistic principles, and by ancient grammarians, metricians, and lexicographers, who mined his work for examples of rare forms and usage.