Philistus
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Philistus (; 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was a Greek historian from Sicily.
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- Person.name
- PhilistusΦίλιστος
- Person.image
- Philistus.png
- Person.birth_date
- 432 BC
- Person.birth_place
- Syracuse
- Person.death_date
- 356 BC (aged 76)
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Syracuse
- Occupation
- writer
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Field of work
- history
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- Philistus.png
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- name in native language
- Φίλιστος
- date of death
- 0356-01-01
- Commons category
- Philistus
- time period
- classical antiquity
- date of birth
- 0425-00-00
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
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Encyclopedic overview
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Philistus (; 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was a Greek historian from Sicily.
==Life== Philistus was born in Syracuse around the time the Peloponnesian War began. He was a faithful supporter of the elder Dionysius, and commander of the citadel. Cicero, who had a high opinion of his work, called him the miniature Thucydides (pusillus Thucydides). He was admitted by the Alexandrian critics into the canon of historiographers, and his work was highly valued by Alexander the Great. His works were continued by the later historian Athanas of Syracuse.
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