Antimachus

Antimăchus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Antimăchus （Ἀντίμαχος). A Greek poet and critic of Colophon, an elder contemporary of Plato, about B.C. 400. By his two principal works-the long mythical epic called Thebaïs (Quint.x. 1） and a cycle of elegies named after his loved and lost Lydé, and telling of famous lovers parted by death -he became the founder of learned poetry, precursor and pr...

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Antimachus in Wikipedia

Antimachus, of Colophon or Claros, Greek poet and grammarian, flourished about 400 BC. Scarcely anything is known of his life. His poetical efforts were not generally appreciated, although he received encouragement from his younger contemporary Plato (Plutarch, Lysander, 18). His chief works were: an epic Thebais, an account of the expedition of ...

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