Antipater of Thessalonica (Greek: Ἀντίπατρος ὁ Θεσσαλονικεύς; c. 10 BC - c. AD 38[1]) was a Greek epigrammatist of the Roman period.
Biography
Antipater lived during the latter part of the reign of Augustus, and perhaps into the reign of Caligula.[1] He enjoyed the patronage of Lucius Calpurnius Piso (consul in 15 BC and then proconsul of Macedonia for several years), to whom several of his poems are addressed.[2] Piso appointed him governor of Thessalonica.
He is named as the author of 35 epigrams in the Greek Anthology, with another 96 being attributed only to "Antipater" but not specifying which Antipater is meant.[2] Antipater is the most copious and perhaps the most interesting of the Augustan epigrammatists. There are many allusions in his work to contemporary history:
- One poem celebrates the foundation of Nicopolis by Octavian after the battle of Actium
- Another anticipates his victory over the Parthians in the expedition of 20 BC
- Another is addressed to Gaius Caesar, who died in AD 4.
Antipater is also known to have proposed an alternative canon of nine female poets to the list of Nine Lyric Poets.[3]
See also
- Apollodorus (runner), Antipater's epigram
- Greek Anthology
References
- 1 2 Smith 1870, p. 204
- 1 2 Henderson, W.J. (2019). "Some more ways to die: Accidental deaths in Hellenistic epigrams". In die Skriflig. 52 (2): 2.
- ↑ Fernandez Robbio, Matías S. (2014) «Musas y escritoras: el primer canon de la literatura femenina de la Grecia antigua (AP IX 26)». Praesentia, v. 15, 2014, pp. 1–9. ISSN (en línea): 1316–1857. (online)
Bibliography
Primary Sources
- Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology. Translated by J. W. Mackail (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1890)
- The Geography of Strabo, V (Loeb Classical Library). Translated by H. L. Jones (Cambridge MA: Harvard UP, 1928)
- The Greek Anthology, I, II, III, IV, V (Loeb Classical Library). Translated by W. R. Paton (London: Heinemann, 1916)
- Vitruvius: On Architecture, I, II (Loeb Classical Library). Translated by Frank Granger (London: Heinemann, 1931)
Secondary Sources
- Donners, K.; Waelkens, M.; Deckers, J. (2002), "Water Mills in the Area of Sagalassos: A Disappearing Ancient Technology", Anatolian Studies, Anatolian Studies, Vol. 52, vol. 52, pp. 1–17, doi:10.2307/3643076, JSTOR 3643076, S2CID 163811541
- Lewis, M. J. (1997), Millstone and Hammer: the Origins of Water Power, University of Hull Press, ISBN 0-85958-657-X
- William Smith, ed. (1870), "Antipater of Thessalonica", A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. By various writers. Ed. By William Smith. Illustrated by numerous engravings on wood, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London, vol. I
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Wikander, Örjan (2000), "The Water-Mill", in Wikander, Örjan (ed.), Handbook of Ancient Water Technology, Technology and Change in History, vol. 2, Leiden: Brill, pp. 371–400, ISBN 978-90-04-11123-3
External links
- Antipater of Thessalonica: Epigrams at attalus.org; adapted from W. R. Paton (1916–18)
- Strabo: The Geography at penelope.uchicago.edu; adapted from H. L. Jones (1917–32)