This entry was prepared by Annalisa Paradiso and published on 1 October 2017.About this Historian Historian: Sosthenes of Knidos Jacoby number:846Attested works:Historian's date: uncertain Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples ( Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XXXI. Spain Place of origin: Knidos   BNJ 846 F 1 Source: Pseudo-Plutarch, De fluviis 16.3 ( Moralia 1159e) Work mentioned:Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Geography, Ancient - Library of Congress Fragment subject: Etiology - Library of Congress M…

This entry was prepared by Duane W. Roller and published on 1 October 2016. About this Historian Historian: Ptolemy VIII Jacoby number: 234 Attested works: Historian's date: 2nd century BC Historical focus: II. Chronography (Political-Military History) | C. Autobiographies, Memoirs and Memorabilia Place of origin: Egypt   BNJ 234 T 1 Source: Athenaios, Deipnosophistae 2.71b Work mentioned: Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: symposium Fragment subject: biography--to 500 - Library of Congress Textual base: Jacoby Athenaios, Deipnosophistae, 2.71bΠ…

This entry was prepared by David L. Toye and published on 1 October 2016. About this Historian Historian: Eumelos of Corinth Jacoby number: 451 Attested works: Historian's date: uncertain Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | B. Authors on Single Cities and Regions | XXXV. Corinth Place of origin: Corinth   BNJ 451 T 1 Source: Clement of Alexandria (T. Flavius Clemens), Stromateis 6.26.7 Work mentioned: Source date: 2nd century AD, 2nd-3rd century AD 3rd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Religion - Library of Congress Fragment…

This entry was prepared by Mary Frances Williams and published on 1 November 2017. About this Historian Historian: Agroitas Jacoby number: 762 Attested works: Historian's date: Hellenistic period? Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XIX. Libya Place of origin:   BNJ 762 F 1 Source: Scholia on Apollonios Rhodios, Argonautika 2.498-527 Wendel Work mentioned: Source date: various Source language: Greek Fragment subject: Mythology - Library of Congress Geography, Ancient - Library of Congress Textual ba…

This entry was prepared by Jan P. Stronk and published on 1 October 2016. About this Historian Historian: Demokritos of Ephesos Jacoby number: 267 Attested works: Historian's date: unknown, possibly later part of the 3rd c. BC Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | A. Authors on Different Cities and Regions Place of origin: Ephesos   BNJ 267 T 1 Source: Diogenes Laertios, Vitae philosophorum 9.49 Work mentioned: Source date: 3rd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: biography--to 500 - Library of Congress Fragment subject: Textual…

This entry was prepared by Anatole Mori and published on 1 October 2016. About this Historian Historian: Antileon Jacoby number: 247 Attested works: Historian's date: 4th century BC Historical focus: II. Chronography (Political-Military History) | D. Chronologies Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 247 F 1 Source: Diogenes Laertios, Vitae philosophorum 3.3 Work mentioned: Source date: 3rd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Biography - Library of Congress Fragment subject: Chronology, Historical - Library of Congress Philosophy, Ancient - Library of Congress Politics, P…

This entry was prepared by Marietta Horster and published on 1 October 2017. About this Historian Historian: Ptolemy Jacoby number: 199 Attested works: Historian's date: 1st century AD Historical focus: II. Chronography ( Political-Military History) | B. Specific History and Monographs | l. 2nd and 1st c. BC History until Augustus Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 199 F 1 Source: Ammonios, De adfinium vocabulorum differentia Work mentioned: Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Etymology - Library of Congress Linguistics - Library of Congress Literature, Anc…

This entry was prepared by Annalisa Paradiso and published on 1 October 2017.About this Historian Historian: Hermesianax Jacoby number:797Attested works:Historian's date: unknown Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples ( Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XXVII. Phrygia Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 797 F 1 Source: Pseudo-Plutarch, De fluviis , 12.3-4 / Moralia 1157c-d Work mentioned: History of Phrygia Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Geography, Ancient - Library of Congress Fragment subject: Etiology - Li…

This entry was prepared by Marietta Horster and published on 1 October 2016. About this Historian Historian: Aristoboulos Jacoby number: 830 Attested works: Historian's date: uncertain Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XXIX. Rome and Italy Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 830 F 1 Source: Pseudo-Plutarch, Parallela Minora 32 B, p. 313 D Work mentioned: Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Literature, Ancient--History and criticism- Library of Congress Mythology, Greek - …

This entry was prepared by Paola Ceccarelli and published on 1 November 2016. About this Historian Historian: Autokrates Jacoby number: 297 Attested works: Historian's date: 3rd century BC Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | B. Authors on Single Cities and Regions | I. Achaia Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 297 F 1 Source: Athenaios, Deipnosophists 11.2 (460d) Work mentioned: Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: food - Library of Congress literature, ancient-history and criticism - Library of Congress Fragmen…

This entry was prepared by Marietta Horster and published on 1 October 2018. About this Historian Historian: Kritolaos Jacoby number: 823 Attested works: History of Epeiros: F2; Phainomena: F3 Historian's date: TAQ AD 20 Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XXIX. Rome and Italy Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 823 F 1 Source: Festus, Sextus Pompeius, On the Meaning of Words p. 326 M (p. 438, 27 Li) Work mentioned: n.a. Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Latin Source genre: Lexicography - Library of Cong…

This entry was prepared by Mary Frances Williams and published on 1 April 2019. About this Historian Historian: Patrokles Jacoby number: 712 Attested works: n.a. Historian's date: 4th - 3rd century BC Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XI. India Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 712 T 1 Source: Diodoros of Sicily, Historical Library 19.100.5-6 Work mentioned: n.a. Source date: 1st century BC Source language: Greek Source genre: History, Ancient - Library of Congress Fragment subject: Military History, Anc…

This entry was prepared by Anatole Mori and published on 1 April 2019. About this Historian Historian: Demetrios of Argos Jacoby number: 304 Attested works: Argolic History: T 1, F 1 Historian's date: uncertain Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | B. Authors on Single Cities and Regions | IX. Argos Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 304 T 1 Source: Herodian, Περὶ μονήρους λέξεως 32.9 (‘On Singular Words’) Work mentioned: Argolic History Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Linguistics - Library of Congress Fragment s…

This entry was prepared by Marietta Horster and published on 1 October 2018. About this Historian Historian: Aristokles Jacoby number: 831 Attested works: Italian History: F1, F2; Strange Events: F3a, F3b; On Rivers: F4 Historian's date: 2nd century AD Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | XXIX. Rome and Italy Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 831 F 1 Source: Pseudo-Plutarch, Parallela minora 25B p. 311E-F Work mentioned: Italian History Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Mytholog…

This entry was prepared by René Nünlist and published on 1 April 2018. About this historian Historian: Zenodotos, Epitomes, Historical Commentaries Jacoby number: 19 Attested works Epitomes: F1; Historical Commentaries: F2 Historian's date: uncertain Historical focus: I. Mythological History ( Genealogy and Mythography) | B. Hellenistic Reference Works and Collections | . Place of origin: Alexandria, Ephesos, Mallos (?) BNJ 19 F 1 Source: Athenaios 10.2 (412a-b) Work mentioned: Epitomes Source date: 2nd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Miscellaneous Anthologi…

This entry was prepared by Jan P. Stronk and published on 1 April 2019. About this Historian Historian: Malakos Jacoby number: 552 Attested works: Annals of the people of Siphnos: F 1 Historian's date: unknown Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | B. Authors on Single Cities and Regions | LXVIII. Siphnos Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 552 F 1 Source: Athenaios, Deipnosophists 6.92 p. 267 A-B Work mentioned: Annals of the people of Siphnos Source date: 2nd - 3rd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Literature, Ancient--History and …

This entry was prepared by Stanley Burstein and published on 1 October 2018. About this Historian Historian: Pankrates the Egyptian Jacoby number: 625 Attested works: On King Bokkhoris: F1 Historian's date: 2nd century AD Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | I. Egypt Place of origin: Egypt   BNJ 625 T 1 Source: Athenaios, Deipnosophists 15.21, 677d-f Work mentioned: n.a. Source date: 2nd - 3rd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Literature, Ancient--History and criticism - Library of Congress F…

This entry was prepared by Dawn L. Gilley and published on 1 April 2019. About this Historian Historian: Demodamas of Halikarnassos Jacoby number: 428 Attested works: On Halicarnassus: F 1 Historian's date: 3rd century BC Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | B. Authors on Single Cities and Regions | XXIII. Halicarnassus Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 428 T 1 Source: Pliny the Elder, Natural History 1.6 Work mentioned: n.a. Source date: 1st century AD Source language: Latin Source genre: Natural History - Library of Congress Fragment subjec…

This entry was prepared by Jan P. Stronk and published on 1 April 2018. About this Historian Historian: Zenis of Chios Jacoby number: 393 Attested works: On My Native Country: F 1 Historian's date: 3rd century AD (TAQ) Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | B. Authors on Single Cities and Regions | XV. Chios Place of origin: Chios   BNJ 393 F 1 Source: Athenaios, Deipnosophists 13.77, 601F Work mentioned: On My Native Country Source date: 2nd - 3rd century AD Source language: Greek Source genre: Mythology, Greek - Library of CongressLiterature, A…

This entry was prepared by Stanley Burstein and published on 7 November 2019. About this Historian Historian: Hermateles Jacoby number: 657 Attested works: n.a. Historian's date: 1st century BC - 3rd century AD Historical focus: III. History of Cities and Peoples (Horography and Ethnography) | C. Authors on Single Countries | I. Egypt Place of origin: unknown   BNJ 657 F 1 Source: Tertullian (Q. Septimius Florens Tertullianus), On the Spectacles 8 Work mentioned: n.a. Source date: 2nd-3rd century AD Source language: Latin Source genre: Philosophy, Ancient - Library of CongressGames - L…