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Look up: Callimachus

  1. Callimachus
    (c. 310-c. 240 BC) Greek poet, critic, and scholar. Born in Cyrene, he taught in Alexandria, Egypt, where he is reputed to have been head of the great library. As a scholar he numbered among his pupils Aristophanes of...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  2. Callimachus
    Greek sculptor. Working in Athens, he was one of the most important followers of Phidias; his work (as described by his contemporaries) was typical of the refined, mannered sculpture of the second...
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  3. Callimachus
    (from the article `Miltiades the Younger`) ...A conflict then arose among the 10 Athenian generals over whether to wait or to attack the Persians immediately. The deciding vote was cast by the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9

  4. Callimachus
    Greek sculptor, perhaps an Athenian, reputed to have invented the Corinthian capital after witnessing acanthus leaves growing around a basket placed ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9

  5. Callimachus
    Greek poet and scholar, the most representative poet of the erudite and sophisticated Alexandrian school.[8 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/9

  6. Callimachus
    Callimachus, fl. c.280–45 B.C., Hellenistic Greek poet and critic, b. Cyrene. Educated at Athens, he taught before obtaining work in the Alexandrian library. There he drew up a catalog, with such copious notes that it constituted a full literary history. He also wrote criticism and other works...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A08

  7. Callimachus
    `Callimachus` (Καλλίμαχος-->, Kallimachos; 310/305–240 BC) was a native of the Greek colony of Cyrene, Libya|Cyrene, Libya. He was a noted poet, critic and scholar of the Library of Alexandria and enjoyed the patronage of ancient Egyptian Greek Pharaohs ...
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  8. Callimachus
    (polemarch) `Callimachus` (Καλλίμαχος) was polemarch in Athens in 490 BC, and was one of the commanders at the Battle of Marathon. As polemarch, Callimachus had a vote in military affairs along with the 10 strategoi, the generals, such as Miltiades. Milt...
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  9. Callimachus
    (sculptor) :For the Alexandrian poet and keeper of the Museum, see Καλλίμαχος-->) was an architecture|architect and sculptor working in the second half of the 5th century BC in the manner established by Polyclitus. He was credited with work in both Athens an...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Callimachus



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/calendar/ February 14 is Valentine's Day. Although it is celebrated as a lovers' holiday today, with the giving of candy, flowers, or other gifts between couples in love, it originated in 5th Century Rome as a tribute to St. Valentine, a Catholic bishop. The first Valentine card grew out of this practice. The first true Valentine card was sent in 1415 by Charles, duke of Orleans, to his wife. He was imprisoned in the Tower of London at the time. Cupid, another symbol of the holiday, became associated with it because he was the son of Venus, the Roman god of love and beauty. Cupid often appears on Valentine cards. read more

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