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[[File:ACO_Statue_of_Kallimachos.jpg|thumb|250px|Statue of Kallimachos in the Library of Alexandria]]
'''Kallimachos''' (c. 310/305 BCE – 240 BCE), also known as '''Callimachus''', was a [[Greece|Greek]] poet, critic and scholar.
'''Kallimachos''' (c. 310/305 BCE – 240 BCE), also known as '''Callimachus''', was a [[Greece|Greek]] poet, critic and scholar.


Born in [[Cyrene]] in {{Wiki|Ancient Libya}}, Kallimachos was later educated in [[Athens]]. He later moved to [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]] to work in the [[Library of Alexandria]]. Kallimachos strongly reject the epic format of [[Homer]]'s poems, and instead supported a shorter, more judiciously formulated style of poetry. His works later proved to be extremely popular, second only to Homer's own works and were emulated by later poets.
Born in [[Cyrene]] in {{Wiki|Ancient Libya}}, Kallimachos was later educated in [[Athens]]. He later moved to [[Alexandria]] in [[Egypt]] to work in the [[Library of Alexandria]]. Kallimachos strongly reject the epic format of [[Homer]]'s poems, and instead supported a shorter, more judiciously formulated style of poetry. His works later proved to be extremely popular, second only to Homer's own works and were emulated by later poets.
By the 1st century BCE, a statue in Kallimachos's image was later erected in the Great library.


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Revision as of 17:04, 25 February 2018


Kallimachos (c. 310/305 BCE – 240 BCE), also known as Callimachus, was a Greek poet, critic and scholar.

Born in Cyrene in Ancient Libya, Kallimachos was later educated in Athens. He later moved to Alexandria in Egypt to work in the Library of Alexandria. Kallimachos strongly reject the epic format of Homer's poems, and instead supported a shorter, more judiciously formulated style of poetry. His works later proved to be extremely popular, second only to Homer's own works and were emulated by later poets.

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