Theocritus

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Theocritus
Born	c. 300 BC Syracuse, Sicily
Died	after 260 BC
Occupation	Poet
Genre	Pastoral, epic

Theocritus (/θiːˈɒkrɪtəs/; Ancient Greek: Θεόκριτος, Theokritos; Sicilian: Tiòcritu, Teocritu; 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]