275 BC), comic poet of the Middle Comedy, born at Thurii and taken early to Athens, where he became a citizen Amphis was an Athenian comic poet of uncertain origin from approximately the 4th century BC Anacreon (Greek Ἀνακρέων, born c. 570 BC), lyric poet, notable for drinking songs and hymns and included in the canonical list of Nine lyric poets Anicia, a classical Greek physician and poet, active around 300 BCE Antimachus, of Colophon or Claros, poet and grammarian, flourished about 400 BC Antimachus of Teos epic poet said to have observed an eclipse of the sun in 753 BC Antipater of Sidon (2nd century BC) writer and poet best known for his list of Seven Wonders of the World Antipater of Thessalonica author of more than a hundred epigrams in the Greek Anthology; flourished around 15 BC Anyte of Tegea (fl. early 3rd century BC) Arcadian poet, admired for her epigrams and epitaphs Apollodorus of Athens (born c. 180 BC) grammarian, writer and historian most famous for a verse chronicle of Greek history from the fall of Troy in the 12th century BC to 144 BC Apollonius of Rhodes also known as Apollonius Rhodius (Latin; Greek Ἀπολλώνιος Ῥόδιος Apollōnios Rhodios; born early 3rd century BC — died after 246 BC) was an epic poet, scholar, and director of the Library of Alexandria.