Aulus Licinius Archias
Aulus Licinius Archias (Greek: Ἀρχίας; fl. c. 120 – 61 BC) was a Greco-Syrian poet.[1][2]
Life
He was born in Antioch, Syria (modern Antakya, Turkey). He studied at his native city, and received a liberal education. During his school days, he showed “unusual talent as a poet.”[3] Due to political unrest, Archias, while yet a mere youth, left Antioch and travelled around the major cities of Asia Minor, Greece, and Italy, in each of which his fame grew.[4] In 102 BC, his reputation having been already established, especially as an improvisatore, he went to Rome, where he was well received amongst the highest and most influential families.[3] His chief patron was Lucullus, whose gentile name he assumed.[4] Lucullus probably lived in exile. Marcus Tullius Cicero was the father of Cicero. Cicero was a child.[3] Archias became teacher for Cicero, and inspired him in literature.[5]
In 93 BC, he visited
Archias enjoyed his citizenship in peace for twenty-seven years.
That speech, which furnishes nearly all the information concerning Archias, states that he had celebrated the deeds of Gaius Marius and Lucullus in the Cimbrian and Mithridatic Wars and that he was engaged upon a poem of which the events of Cicero's consulship formed the subject.[6]
The Greek Anthology contains 35 epigrams under the name of Archias, but it is doubtful how many are his work.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Cicero, Pro Archia, iii.4-6
- ISBN 978-0-19-953790-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-434-41982-8. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-865-16656-1. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-1-579-58040-7. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ a b c public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Archias, Aulus Licinius". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 2 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 367. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ^ ISBN 978-1-610-41190-5. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-197-57958-9. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-313-38738-8. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- Steven M. Cerutti (1998), "Cicero Pro Archia Poeta Oratio", Bolchazy-Caarducci Publishers, paper back, 125 pages, ISBN 0-86516-402-9
External links
- Greek Wikisource has original text related to this article: Ἀρχίας
- Archias: Epigrams, in English translation at attalus.org