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Historical person
c. 3rd century BCE–c. 2nd century BCE
Antipater of Sidon was a Greek poet of the second century BC, known especially for epigrams preserved in later anthologies. He is often associated with the literary culture of the Hellenistic eastern Mediterranean, where Greek language and education moved through cities, courts and sanctuaries.
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In Steven Saylor’s The Seven Wonders (Ancient World Book 1), in 92 BC, the young Gordianus leaves Rome with the poet Antipater of Sidon to see the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In Steven Saylor’s Wrath of the Furies, Gordianus receives evidence that his former tutor Antipater of Sidon is in danger at the court of Mithridates VI.
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The Ancient World prequels follow Gordianus before his established career as Rome’s Finder. The sequence begins with his youthful journey to the Seven Wonders in 92 BC, then moves to Alexandria, Egypt and Asia Minor during the opening phase of the Mithridatic Wars. These books are linked by…
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