WRITER

Archestratus

350 BC - 330 BC

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Archestratus (‹See Tfd›Greek: Ἀρχέστρατος Archestratos) was an ancient Greek poet of Gela or Syracuse, Magna Graecia, in Sicily, who wrote some time in the mid 4th century BCE, and was known as "the Daedalus of tasty dishes". His humorous didactic poem Hedypatheia ('Life of Luxury'), written in hexameters but known only from quotations, advises a gastronomic reader on where to find the best food in the Mediterranean world. The writer, who was styled in antiquity the Hesiod or Theognis of gluttons, parodies the pithy style of older gnomic poets; most of his attention is given to fish, although some fragments refer to appetizers, and there was also a section on wine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Archestratus has received more than 63,392 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Archestratus is the 1,724th most popular writer (down from 1,617th in 2019), the 1,810th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,703rd in 2019) and the 122nd most popular Italian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 63k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.66

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Archestratus
Food habits, Translations into English, Dinners and dining
2011
Gastrology, or life of pleasure or study of the belly or inquiry into dinner
Dinners and dining, Poetry, Greek Epic poetry
2009
I frammenti della 'Gastronomia' di Archestrato
Gastronomy
1823
The life of luxury
Gastronomy, Cookery, Cooking, european
1994
Archestratos of Gela
Dinners and dining, Epic poetry, Greek, Food habits
2000
I piaceri della mensa
Gastronomy in literature
1987

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Archestratus ranks 1,724 out of 7,302. Before him are David Morrell, Slavenka Drakulić, Marin Držić, Giovanni Battista Guarini, Luigi Pulci, and Marion Zimmer Bradley. After him are E. E. Cummings, Hans F. K. Günther, Ken Wilber, Sabino Arana, Alexander Grin, and Håkan Nesser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 350 BC, Archestratus ranks 13. Before him are Timaeus, Parysatis II, Bagoas, Alexander II of Macedon, Dicaearchus, and Agis III. After him are Artakama, Archidamus III, Cleomenes II, Publius Decius Mus, Areus I, and Lucius Papirius Cursor. Among people deceased in 330 BC, Archestratus ranks 6. Before him are Darius III, Praxiteles, Philotas, Ephorus, and Peucestas. After him are Alexander of Lyncestis, Ariobarzanes of Persis, Kidinnu, and Nicanor.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Archestratus ranks 1,810 out of 5,161. Before him are Nevio Scala (1947), Vitalis of Milan (null), Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538), Luigi Pulci (1432), Giovanni Battista Gaulli (1639), and Margherita de' Medici (1612). After him are Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma (1934), Pippo Spano (1369), Antonio Maria Valsalva (1666), Giovanni Pacini (1796), Antonio Maria Abbatini (1595), and Giuseppe Sinopoli (1946).

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Among WRITERS In Italy

Among writers born in Italy, Archestratus ranks 122. Before him are Clodia Pulchra (-94), Maria Valtorta (1897), Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Oswald von Wolkenstein (1377), Giovanni Battista Guarini (1538), and Luigi Pulci (1432). After him are Ippolita Maria Sforza (1446), Gaius Julius Solinus (400), Tavo Burat (1932), Tonino Guerra (1920), Cangrande I della Scala (1291), and Bartolomeo Platina (1421).

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