Anacreon
569 BC–484 BC
ancient Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns
writer · poet · hofmeister
Born in Teos
Contemporaries
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- Thales (624 BC–545 BC)
- Aeschylus (524 BC–455 BC)
- Cyrus the Great (599 BC–529 BC)
- Heraclitus (534 BC–470 BC)