Berossus
Also known as Berosus the Chaldean, Berossus of Babylon, Berosus
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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12 objects attributed to Berossus, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article
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
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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.
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.
