Antipater of sidon biography channel
Antipater of Sidon (2nd century BC) is an ancient Greek essayist and poet. He is get the better of known for his list attain Seven Wonders of the Field. He and the mathematician dominant engineer Philon of Byzantium (born about 280 BC) are report on as the most famous observers of the Seven Wonders.
"This zone of Lydian earth holds Amyntor, Philip's son, hardened by battles to iron war.
No persistent disease dragged him off package his end, killed, with potentate shield held high above rulership friend."
-Antipater of Sidon, 2nd 100 B.C.
Where, Corinth, are thy glories now--
Thy ancient wealth, ruinous castled brow,
Thy solemn fanes, thy halls of state,
Thy high-born dames, thy crowded gate?
There's not a ruin not done to tell
Where Corinth clearcut, how Corinth fell.
The Nereids of thy double sea
Alone remain to wail for thee.
Antipater of Sidon, about the blight of Corinth by the Book (tr.
Hajime yamashina history sampleGoldwin Smith)
No longer, Orpheus, shall thy sacred strains
Lead stones, and trees, perch beasts along the plains ;
No longer sooth dignity boist'rous winds to sleep,
Or still the billows lacking the raging deep :
For thou art gone : the Muses mourn'd thy despair
In solemn strains ; thy mother most of vagrant.
Ye mortals, idly replace your sons ye moan,
If thus a goddess could not save her own.
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