This list of ancient Greek poets covers poets writing in the ancient Greek language, regardless of location or nationality of the poet. For a list of modern-day Greek poets, see List of Greek poets. A Adrianus (poet), wrote an epic poem on the history of Alexander the Great, of which only one line is extant. Aeschylus (Greek: Αἰσχύλος, 525–456 BC), earliest of the three surviving Classical Athenian tragedians. Aeschylus of Alexandria, epic poet, 2nd century Agathon (Greek Ἀγάθων) (c. 448–400 BC) Agathyllus (Gr. Ἀγάθυλλος) elegiac poet from Arcadia, who is quoted by Dionysius of Halicarnassus in reference to the history of Aeneas and the foundation of Rome. Alcaeus of Mytilene (c. 620 BC – 6th century BC), lyric poet who supposedly invented the Alcaic verse Alcman (also Alkman, Greek Ἀλκμάν, 7th century BC) choral lyric poet from Sparta; earliest representative of the Alexandrinian canon of the Nine lyric poets. Alexander Aetolus of Pleuron in Aetolia, poet and man of letters, the only representative of Aetolian poetry, flourished about 280 BC Alexandrian Pleiad is the name given to a group of seven Alexandrian poets and tragedians in the 3rd century BC. Alexis (c. 375 BC – c. 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 BCc 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 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