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Archilochus
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Archilochus

Poet

Born 688 BC · died c. 645 BC
Also known as Archilochus of Paros

Who was alive at the same time as Archilochus?

  1. Numa Pompilius, 753–671 BC
  2. Sennacherib, c. 745 – 681 BC
  3. Tullus Hostilius, 710–642 BC
  4. Archilochus, 688 – c. 645 BC
  5. Ashurbanipal, 685–631 BC
  6. Ancus Marcius, 675–616 BC
  7. Amon of Judah, 664–640 BC

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When Archilochus was born, Numa Pompilius was 64 or 65.

Born during Archilochus’s lifetime: Ashurbanipal, Ancus Marcius and Amon of Judah.

Not quite contemporaries: Solon was born about 9 years after Archilochus died, Jehoiakim was born about 8 years after Archilochus died, Cleobulus was born about 9 years after Archilochus died and Stesichorus was born about 12 years after Archilochus died.

Where Archilochus’s contemporaries were born

Archilochus is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (5 of 7 placed); tap one to open that person.
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