What is "antiphilus"

Antiphilus (Ἀντίφιλος) was an ancient Greek painter from Naucratis, Egypt, in the age of Alexander the Great. He worked for Philip II of Macedon and Ptolemy I of Egypt. Thus he was a contemporary of Apelles, whose rival he is said to have been, but he seems to have worked in quite another style. Quintilian speaks of his facility: the descriptions of his works which have come down to us show that he excelled in light and shade, in genre representations, and in caricature.

Antiphilus is an ancient Greek male name. It can refer to any of the following:

• Antiphilus, ancient Greek painter
• Antiphilus was an architect who built, in conjunction with Pothaeus and Megacles, the treasury of the Carthaginians at Olympia. His age and country are unknown.
• Antiphilus was an Athenian general who was appointed as the successor of Leosthenes in the Lamian War in 323 BCE, and gained a victory over Leonnatus.
• Antiphilus of Byzantium, a writer of epigrams