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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE I. — Before the Seventh Century all the Dates ARE merely legendary, AND THE POETS MAINLY FABULOUS. II. — Before Marathon. Each author is placed according to his traditional floruit or ax/u.^, which is fixed either at the man's fortieth year, or, when the date of birth is unknown, at some year in which he distinguished himself. The geographical name appended denotes the writer's place of activity ; where the birth-place is different, it is added in brackets. 680? 'Tyrtseus,' Elegiacus . ? ' Terpander,' Lyricus . Callinus, Elegiacus . 650 Alcman, Choricus . . Archilochus, lambicus Pisander, Epicus . . 630 Mimnermus, Elegiacus Semonides, lambicus . 620 Arion, Choricus . . 600 Alcseus, Lyricus . . Sappho, Lyrica . . Solon, Poeta Politicus Stesichorus, Choricus . 590 Thales, Philosophus . 570 Anaximander, Philosophus 560 Bion, Historicus . . . Xanthus, Historicus . 550 Anaximenes, Philosophus 540 Anacreon, Lyricus , . Ibycus, Choricus . . . Demodocus, Gnomicus . Lacedaemon Lesbos . . Ephesus. Lacedaemon. Paros. Camirus Colophon. Aniorgos. Lesbos Lesbos . . Lesbos . . Athens. Ilimera. Miletus . . Miletus. Proconnesus. Lydia. Miletus. Teos . . . Rhegium. Leros. 409 Second Messenian War (685-668). Victor in Carnea, 676. But see p. 69. But both perhaps fifty years later. Observed eclipse of sun in 585. Went to Abdera, 545.