Alexander Lychnus of Ephesus was a poet. He was born in Ephesus around the first century BC. Strabo, the famous geographer, philosopher, and historian from Anatolia, mentions the name of Alexander Lychnus in works about Ephesus.
Alexander Lychnus of Ephesus
December 4, 2020 ·Updated December 9, 2020 ·1 min read

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