The First Ancient Greek "Socialist" Poet Who Wrote About Common People

The First Ancient Greek "Socialist" Poet Who Wrote About Common People

Leonidas of Tarentum could be considered the first “socialist” Greek poet for writing poems and epigrams about the common people. Credit: Photo of Leonidas’ epigram fragment exhibited in the archaeological Suasa site. Wikimedia Commons / Unknown CC BY-SA 3.0 Leonidas of Tarentum could be regarded as the first “socially conscious” Greek poet, as his work centers on fishermen, farmers, blacksmiths, and other ordinary people whose lives were rarely…