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The pages linked here provide fairly brief summaries of Greek authors, their works, and their impact and influence. A brief description of the eras is also provided. To get a larger sense of the overall chronology of Greek literature, you can check out the Timeline of Greek Literature page.
Dates after a work indicate a range of its composition. Consider all dates approximate unless otherwise stated in their biography.
HOMERICA
- Homer, the poet (775–700)
- Iliad (750–725)
- Odyssey (745–715)
Homeric Hymns
- Hymn to Aphrodite (690–650)
- Hymn to Demeter (650–625)
- Hymn VII to Dionysus (7th century)
- Hymn to Apollo
- Pythian section) (586)
- (Delian section) (535)
- Hymn to Hermes (530–500)
- Hymn XIX to Pan (500–450)
- Hymn XX to Hephaestus (400s)
HESIODEA
- Hesiod, the poet (c. 725–650)
- Theogony (700)
- Works and Days (695)
- Catalogue of Women (625–575)
- Shield of Heracles (625–575)
ARCHAIC AGE
- Eumelus of Corinth (8th century)
- Terpander (700s–600s)
- Thaletas (700s–600s)
- Polymnestus (700s–600s)
- Arctinus (700s–600s)
- Stasinus
- Agias
- Lesches
- Semonides (7th century)
- Archilochus (680–645)
- Tyrtaeus (c. 670–570)
- Alcman (7th century)
- Callinus (mid 7th cent)
- Xanthus (fl. c. 650)
- Solon (638–558)
- Mimnermus (660s–600)
- Sappho (630–570)
- Stesichorus (630–553)
- Alcaeus (620–550)
- Anaximander (610–546)
- Asius (fl. 6th cent)
- Theognis (6th century) and the Theognidea
- Anaximenes (586–526)
- Anacreon (575–490) and the Anacreonta
- Xenophanes (570–475)
- Phocylides (b. c. 560)
- Hipponax (fl. 540)
- Ibycus (fl. 536–533)
- Simonides (556-after 477/476)
- Hecataeus of Miletus (b. c. 540)
- Heraclitus (535–475)
CLASSICAL PERIOD
- Corinna (b. c. 530)
- Aeschylus (525-456)
- Pindar (522–443)
- Bacchylides (518–430)
- Parmenides (b. c. 515)
- Anaxagoras (c. 500–428)
- Xanthus the Lydian (b. c. 499)
- Zeno of Elea (c. 490–430)
- Timocreon (fl. 480s–470s)
- Praxilla (fl. 450s)
- Telesilla (fl. 450s)
- Sophocles (497–406)
- Empedocles (494–434)
- Herodotus (484–425)
- Gorgias (483–375)
- Antiphon (fl. 5th century)
- Euripides (c. 480–406)
- Thucydides (460–400)
- Democritus (460–370)
- Aristophanes (c. 446–386)
- Lysias (445–380)
- Andocides (c. 440–390)
- Isocrates (436–338)
- Philoxenus (435/434–380/379)
- Xenophon (430–354)
- Plato (428–348)
- Hippocrates (fl. late 5th century)
- Isaeus (c. 420–348)
- Moero (fl. 4th century)
- Lycurgus of Athens (c. 390–324)
- Hyperides (c. 390–322)
- Aeschines (389–314)
- Erinna (fl. 350s)
- Aristotle (384–322)
- Demosthenes (384–322)
- Anyte (4th–3rd century)
- Nossis (uncertain)
HELLENISTIC PERIOD
- Pyrrho of Elis (c. 360–270)
- Timaeus of Tauromenium (c. 350–260)
- Menander (c. 342–291)
- Epicurus (c. 341–270)
- Zeno of Citium (c. 334–262)
- Cleanthes (c. 330–230)
- Aratus (c. 315–245)
- Callimachus (c. 310-240)
- Theocritus (c. 300–250)
- Chrysippus (c. 280–207)
- Eratosthenes (c. 276–194)
- Q. Fabius Pictor (c. 270–200)
- Apollonius of Rhodes (fl. 260–240)
- Asclepiades of Samos (3rd century)
- Lycophron (3rd century)
- Herondas (3rd century)
- Posidippus (3rd century)
- Euphorion of Chalcis (3rd–2nd century)
- Alcaeus of Messene (3rd–2nd century)
- Polybius (c. 200–118)
- Nicander (2nd century)
- Apollodorus of Athens (2nd century)
- Bion (2nd century)
- Moschus (2nd century)
- Agatharchides (2nd century)
- Meleager (c. 140–70)
- Philodemus (c. 110-40/35)
ROMAN PERIOD
- Diodorus Siculus (c. 90–30)
- Crinagoras of Mytilene (c. 70–10)
- Nicolaus of Damascus (c. 64–7)
- Dionysius of Halicarnassus (c. 60–7)
- Strabo (64/63 BCE to c. 24 CE)
- Philo of Alexandria (c. 20 BCE to 50 CE)
- Antipater of Thessalonica (fl. c. 20 BCE to 20 CE)
- Alpheus of Mytilene (1st century CE)
- Josephus (c. 37–100 CE)
- Musonius Rufus (1st century)
- Dio Chrysostom (c. 40–115)
- Philip of Thessalonica (1st century CE)
- Plutarch (c. 46–120)
- Epictetus (c. 55–135)
- Chariton (early 2nd century)
- Arrian of Nicomedia (c. 86–160)
- Appian of Alexandria (c. 95–165)