Marcus Argentarius

Marcus Argentarius (Greek: Μάρκος Ἀργεντάριος) is the author of about thirty epigrams in the Greek Anthology, most of which are erotic, and some are plays on words. We may infer from his style that he did not live before the time of the Roman empire, but nothing more is known of his age. The most famous of his poems opens "Love is not ... ".

Argentarii in Latin are bankers, money changers (Greek: Argyramoiboi)

References

• Christian Friedrich Wilhelm Jacobs, Anthol. Graec. XIII. pp. 860–861.
•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "^{article name needed}". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 

External links

• Marcus Argentarius: translation of all surviving epigrams at attalus.org; adapted from W.R.Paton (1916–18)
• Argentarius' epigram V.16. Analysis by Michael Hendry