Crates of Mallus

Crates Of Mallus

Crates, of Mallus in Cilicia (eastern part of modern day Mediterranean Region, Turkey), was a Greek language grammarian and Stoic philosopher of the 2nd century BC, leader of the literary school and head of the library of Pergamum. His chief work was a critical and exegetical commentary on Homer. He is also famous for constructing the earliest known globe of the Earth.