Berossus
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thumb| Berossus () or Berosus (; ; possibly derived from ) was an early-3rd-century BCE Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, priest of Bel Marduk, and astronomer who wrote in the Koine Greek language.
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Berossus (400 BCE–300 BCE) was a male priest, historian, writer, and astronomer active during the Hellenistic period. Born in Babylon, he worked in Babylonia and held citizenship in both the Achaemenid Empire and the Seleucid Empire. His fields of work included history, astronomy, and astrology. He wrote in Ancient Greek, and his name in the native language is recorded as Βηροσσος or Berossos.
Known by the author name Berosus the Chaldean, he is associated with several works, including *Berosi chaldaei sacerdotis Reliquorúmque consimilis argumenti autorum* and *Chaldaeorum historiae quae supersunt*. Other listed titles include *Antiqvitatvm variarvm avtores, quorum catalogum sequens continet pagella*, *Berosi Chaldaeorum Historiae*, *Berosi sacerdotis Chaldaici*, and *Antiquitatum Italiae ac totius orbis libri quinque*. His life and works are described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Pauly–Wissowa.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Berosi chaldaei sacerdotis Reliquorúmque consimilis argumenti autorum
- Antiqvitatvm variarvm avtores, quorum catalogum sequens continet pagella
- Chaldaeorum historiae quae supersunt
- Berosi Chaldaeorum Historiae
- Berosi sacerdotis Chaldaici, Antiquitatum Italiae ac totius orbis libri quinque
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 11
- Total plays
- 38
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Seleucid Empire
- Place of birth
- Babylon
- Occupation
- astrologer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- astrology
- Image
- Beroso.png
- Work location
- Babylonia
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- date of birth
- 0400-01-01
- date of death
- 0300-01-01
- Commons category
- Berossus
- time period
- Hellenistic period
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
- name in native language
- Berossos
- end of work period
- 0300-00-00
- start of work period
- 0400-00-00
- significant place
- Babylon
Sources (6)
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Works in European collections
12 objects attributed to Berossus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
12 sectionsContents
- Name
- Life and work
- ''Babyloniaca'' (History of Babylonia)
- Sources and content
- Book 1
- Book 2
- Book 3
- Transmission and reception
- Memory<!--'Pseudo-Berossus' redirects here-->
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb| Berossus () or Berosus (; ; possibly derived from ) was an early-3rd-century BCE Hellenistic-era Babylonian writer, priest of Bel Marduk, and astronomer who wrote in the Koine Greek language.
His original works, including the Babyloniaca (, are lost, but fragments survive in some quotations, largely in the writings of the fourth-century CE early Christian writer Eusebius.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Berossus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.