Knowledge

Philochorus

Source 📝

353: 193:
Philostratus was a conscientious and meticulous writer, who placed great importance on chronologies, and his style was clear and succinct. His works were highly valued throughout antiquity and are frequently referenced by later historians, lexicographers, and commentators, including
281:
Meister, Klaus (Berlin). " Philochorus." Brill's New Pauly. Antiquity volumes edited by: Hubert Cancik and , Helmuth Schneider. Brill Online , 2012. Reference. 21 September 2012 <
313: 373: 136:, in seventeen books, a history of Athens from the earliest times to 262 BC. Considerable fragments are preserved in the lexicographers, scholiasts, 368: 456: 423: 498: 488: 140:, and elsewhere. The work was epitomized by the author himself, and later by Asinius Pollio of Tralles (perhaps a freedman of the famous 99:
of the third century BC, and a member of a priestly family. He was a seer and interpreter of signs, and a man of considerable influence.
518: 493: 141: 508: 438: 503: 317: 73: 513: 399: 239: 207: 119:, the son of the latter, besieged and captured Athens (261 BC), Philochorus was put to death for having supported 282: 528: 523: 231: 120: 223: 112: 64: 211: 132: 92: 243: 156: 452: 434: 215: 116: 25: 172: 389: 127: 96: 482: 364: 359: 182: 473: 468: 419: 247: 219: 185:, and made a collection of Attic inscriptions, the first of its kind in Greece. 255: 251: 168: 152: 283:
http://www.paulyonline.brill.nl/entries/brill-s-new-pauly/philochorus-e920850
123:
of Egypt, who had encouraged the Athenians in their resistance to Macedonia.
199: 164: 160: 137: 384: 235: 227: 195: 377:. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 413. 108: 314:
Ancient Greek civilization in the fourth century: Historical writings
261:
Over two hundred fragments have survived, most of them from his work
203: 177: 148: 431:
The story of Athens: the fragments of the local chronicles of Attika
400:"Fragmenta historicorum Grecorum (Fragments of Greek historians)," 358:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
155:
and sacrifices; the mythology and religious observances of the
126:
His investigations into the usages and customs of his native
78: 52: 46: 40: 297: 295: 293: 291: 31: 469:
Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology
429:
English translation and commentary: Phillip Harding,
55: 43: 28: 443:
Italian translation and commentary: Virgilio Costa,
49: 37: 34: 8: 175:. He compiled chronological lists of the 301: 274: 16:Greek historian (c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC) 111:in politics, and a bitter opponent of 433:(Routledge, London - New York 2008). 424:Fragmente der griechischen Historiker 7: 474:Online translation of the fragments 14: 451:(Edizioni TORED, Tivoli 2007). 351: 24: 318:Britannica Online Encyclopedia 107:Philochorus was strongly anti- 1: 254:, and the Latin mythographer 244:Great Etymological Dictionary 88: 84: 418:Greek text and commentary: 393:. Theseus, 16.1, 19.2, 19.3. 79: 499:3rd-century BC Greek people 489:Ancient Athenian historians 545: 519:Ancient Greek anthologists 494:Hellenistic-era historians 328:Plutarch, 16.1, 19.2, 19.3 208:Dionysius of Halicarnassus 147:Philochorus also wrote on 68: 509:3rd-century BC historians 449:I frammenti dell'Atthis 374:Encyclopædia Britannica 121:Ptolemy II Philadelphus 504:3rd-century BC writers 224:Stephanus of Byzantium 212:Clement of Alexandria 113:Demetrius Poliorcetes 189:Critique of his work 171:; the foundation of 157:tetrapolis of Attica 142:Gaius Asinius Pollio 130:were embodied in an 514:Ancient Greek seers 408:. Volume I, p. 384 457:978-88-88617-01-5 445:Filocoro di Atene 258:, among others. 238:, the Lexicon of 216:Diogenes Laertius 117:Antigonus Gonatas 77: 536: 407: 394: 378: 357: 355: 354: 338: 335: 329: 326: 320: 311: 305: 299: 286: 279: 90: 86: 82: 72: 70: 62: 61: 58: 57: 54: 51: 48: 45: 42: 39: 36: 33: 30: 544: 543: 539: 538: 537: 535: 534: 533: 479: 478: 465: 415: 413:Further reading 397: 383: 367:, ed. (1911). " 363: 352: 350: 347: 342: 341: 336: 332: 327: 323: 312: 308: 300: 289: 280: 276: 271: 191: 173:Salamis, Cyprus 163:; the lives of 159:; the myths of 105: 93:Greek historian 91:261 BC), was a 27: 23: 17: 12: 11: 5: 542: 540: 532: 531: 529:260s BC deaths 526: 524:340s BC births 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 481: 480: 477: 476: 471: 464: 463:External links 461: 460: 459: 441: 427: 414: 411: 410: 409: 395: 390:Parallel Lives 380: 379: 365:Chisholm, Hugh 346: 343: 340: 339: 337:Müller, p. 384 330: 321: 306: 304:, p. 413. 287: 273: 272: 270: 267: 190: 187: 104: 101: 97:Atthidographer 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 541: 530: 527: 525: 522: 520: 517: 515: 512: 510: 507: 505: 502: 500: 497: 495: 492: 490: 487: 486: 484: 475: 472: 470: 467: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 446: 442: 440: 439:0-415-33809-3 436: 432: 428: 425: 421: 417: 416: 412: 405: 401: 396: 392: 391: 386: 382: 381: 376: 375: 370: 366: 361: 360:public domain 349: 348: 344: 334: 331: 325: 322: 319: 315: 310: 307: 303: 302:Chisholm 1911 298: 296: 294: 292: 288: 284: 278: 275: 268: 266: 264: 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 237: 233: 229: 225: 221: 217: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 188: 186: 184: 180: 179: 174: 170: 166: 162: 158: 154: 150: 145: 143: 139: 135: 134: 129: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 102: 100: 98: 94: 81: 75: 66: 65:Ancient Greek 60: 21: 448: 444: 430: 420:Felix Jacoby 403: 388: 372: 333: 324: 309: 277: 262: 260: 248:John Malalas 220:Harpocration 192: 176: 146: 131: 125: 106: 19: 18: 404:Attalus.Org 369:Philochorus 80:Philochoros 22:of Athens ( 20:Philochorus 483:Categories 447:. vol. I: 406:(in Greek) 345:References 256:Fulgentius 252:Tertullian 169:Pythagoras 153:divination 109:Macedonian 232:Hesychius 200:Athenaeus 183:Olympiads 165:Euripides 161:Sophocles 138:Athenaeus 103:Biography 87:340 BC – 74:romanized 69:Φιλόχορος 426:, n. 328 398:Müller, 385:Plutarch 236:Eusebius 228:Zenobius 196:Plutarch 362::  316:at the 240:Photius 178:archons 149:oracles 115:. When 76::  455:  437:  356:  263:Atthis 242:, the 204:Strabo 133:Atthis 128:Attica 269:Notes 453:ISBN 435:ISBN 285:> 181:and 167:and 95:and 371:". 144:). 485:: 422:, 402:, 387:. 290:^ 265:. 250:, 246:, 234:, 230:, 226:, 222:, 218:, 214:, 210:, 206:, 202:, 198:, 151:, 89:c. 85:c. 83:; 71:, 67:: 63:; 59:/ 56:s 53:ə 50:r 47:ə 44:k 41:ɒ 38:l 35:ˈ 32:ɪ 29:f 26:/

Index

/fɪˈlɒkərəs/
Ancient Greek
romanized
Greek historian
Atthidographer
Macedonian
Demetrius Poliorcetes
Antigonus Gonatas
Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Attica
Atthis
Athenaeus
Gaius Asinius Pollio
oracles
divination
tetrapolis of Attica
Sophocles
Euripides
Pythagoras
Salamis, Cyprus
archons
Olympiads
Plutarch
Athenaeus
Strabo
Dionysius of Halicarnassus
Clement of Alexandria
Diogenes Laertius
Harpocration
Stephanus of Byzantium

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.