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Meleager of Gadara

Meleager of Gadara was a poet, writer and epigrammatist (150–50). He was born at Gadara and died at Kos.

Also recorded as Meleager.

Meleager of Gadara in brief

Born
150
Died
50
Known for
poet, writer and epigrammatist
Place of birth
Gadara
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Authority records

The identifiers under which Meleager of Gadara may be traced in institutional catalogues.

Meleager of Gadara is established in the international name authorities as Wikidata Q441460.

Literature

4 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Meleager of Gadara, A Companion to Ancient Epigram, 2018. Meleager of Gadara, T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism, 2020. The Complete Poems of Meleager of Gadara. Translated from the Greek by F. A. Wright. Pp. 138. London: Silas Birch, Ltd., 1924., The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1925. Palaestina, Gadara. Honorary inscription of Gadara for Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, ca. 145-161 A.D., Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 26 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 17 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 50Meleager of Gadara died at Kos.
  2. 150Meleager of Gadara born at Gadara.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Meleager of Gadara, A Companion to Ancient Epigram, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Meleager of Gadara, T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism, 2020

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Palaestina, Gadara. Honorary inscription of Gadara for Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius, ca. 145-161 A.D., Supplementum Epigraphicum Graecum

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    The Complete Poems of Meleager of Gadara. Translated from the Greek by F. A. Wright. Pp. 138. London: Silas Birch, Ltd., 1924., The Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1925

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    The imaginary works of Meleager of Gadara, Classical Receptions Journal, 2026

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 1 work naming Meleager of Gadara.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q441460: Meleager of Gadara

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  8. 8.

    “Meleager of Gadara”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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