Archilochus was an iambic poet of the Archaic period from the island of Paros. He is celebrated for his versatile and innovative use of poetic meters, and is the earliest known Greek author to compose almost entirely on the theme of his own emotions and experiences. 688 BC – 645 BC; died at about 42. Alive at the same time as Ashurbanipal, Micah, Hesiod, and Esarhaddon. Wiki link