Antigenes (historian)
Antigen was one believed to have been in the late 4th century BC. Living Greek historian who apparently wrote a historical work about Alexander the great .
Antigenic belongs - in addition Cleitarchus , Onesicritus among others - to those of Plutarch enumerated older Alexander historians that the alleged encounter with Alexander the Amazons -Queen Thalestris presented as a historical event. He is also mentioned by the ancient grammarian Ailios Herodianos . The work of Antigen is completely lost; it must have shown a topographical and scientific character. It is not possible to determine whether he is identical to the commander of the same name from Alexander and later Diadochi .
Edition of the fragments
- Felix Jacoby (Ed.): Fragments of the Greek Historians , No. 141
literature
- Eduard Schwartz : Antigen 10 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2399.
Remarks
- ^ Plutarch, Alexander 46, 1.
- ↑ Ailios Herodianos, The Special Style ( Περὶ μονήρους λέξεως ), p. 947, 10.
- ↑ Eduard Schwartz : Antigenes 10 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2399.
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| SURNAME | Antigen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |