List of Important Authors: from the Classical to the Present: Part 1: Greek and Roman Classical Periods
Greek and Roman Period Greek Classical Periods - Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic periods Homer (8th century BCE) – Epic poetry (Iliad, Odyssey) Hesiod (fl. c. 700 BCE) – Didactic poetry (Theogony, Works and Days) Archilochus (fl. c. 650 BCE) – Lyric poetry Callinus (fl. c. 650 BCE) – Elegiac poetry Tyrtaeus (fl. c. 640 BCE) – Elegiac poetry Solon (b. c. 640 BCE) – Elegiac poetry, lawmaker Alcaeus (b. c. 620 BCE) – Lyric poetry Semonides (7th century BCE) – Iambic poetry Alcman (7th century BCE) – Lyric poetry Stesichorus (7th century BCE) – Lyric poetry Mimnermus (7th century BCE) – Elegiac poetry Sappho (c. 630–570 BCE) – Lyric poetry Aesop (620?–560? BCE) – Fables Thales (c. 600 BCE) – Philosophy Pythagoras (c. 570–c. 495 BCE): Philosopher, Mathematician, Mysticist (known for the Pythagorean theorem) Anacreon (fl. 550 BCE) – Lyric poetry Theognis (fl. 544 BCE) – Elegiac poetry Hipponax (6th century BCE) – Satirical poetry Ibycus (6th century BCE) – Lyric poetry Simonides (b. ...