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Agatharchus

5th-century BC Greek artist
Person Human Q174063

Facts

10 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[5]
Date of birth
500 BC
Date of death
460 BC
Place of birth
Samos
Occupation
painter
Languages spoken, written or signed
Ancient Greek[11]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[13]
Described by source
Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[6][7][8][9][10]
Time period
classical antiquity[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Agatharchus en Agatharchus of Samos cs Agatharchos de Agatharchos von Samos el Αγάθαρχος es Agatarco fa آگاتارخوس fi Agatharkhos fr Agatharque de Samos fr Agatharchos de Samos fr Agatharque hu Agatharkhosz it Agatarco di Samo nl Agatharchos van Samos pl Agatarchos ro Agatarh ro Agatarh din Samos ru Агафарх uk Агатарх zh 阿戛塔耳库斯
🔖 Identifiers · 26
VIAF cluster ID
95992268, 2857466
GND ID
102378355
Artists of the World ID
10040612
Benezit ID
B00001278
British Museum person or institution ID
205218
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
agatharchos
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp00283259
De Agostini ID
Agatarco
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
102378355
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
74648
Encyclopaedia Beliana ID
agatharchos
Europeana entity
agent/base/152172
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Freebase ID
/m/04lqr3
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
agatharcus
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0000960
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Agatharkhos
Grove Art Online ID
T001122
Oxford Classical Dictionary ID
179
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095355395
Sandrart.net person ID
384
Topic's main category
Wikidata item
ToposText person ID
2031
Treccani ID
agatarco
Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
agatarco
Union List of Artist Names ID
500047049
WBIS ID
I000-684-5, K038-787-3

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🔗 Connections
Described by source 3
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Ancient Greek
Occupation 1
painter
Sex or gender 1
male
Time period 1
classical antiquity
← Significant person 1
perspective
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Summary

Agatharchus was born in 500 BC[1] in Samos[2]. He died in 460 BC[3]. He worked as a painter[4].

FAQs

Where was Agatharchus born?

Agatharchus was born in Samos[2].

What did Agatharchus do for work?

Agatharchus worked as a painter[4].

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  1. 16w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 74648
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 74648, Matched to Agatharcos (#192250318) in Enciclopedia Galega Un…"
  2. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Pauly–Wissowa, 1870 Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology +1
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Ancient Greek
    Place of birth → Samos
    Time period → classical antiquity
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30846: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (4)"
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