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Theocritus
3rd-century BC Greek poet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theocritus (/θiːˈɒkrɪtəs/; Greek: Θεόκριτος, Theokritos; born c. 300 BC, died after 260 BC) was a Greek poet from Sicily, Magna Graecia, and the creator of Ancient Greek pastoral poetry.[1]
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