Apollodorus by Artemita
Apollodoros von Artemita (German Apollodor ) was an ancient Greek historian from Artemita (today Chalasar) on the Tigris. He lived in the late 2nd or 1st century BC. Chr.
Apollodorus wrote a history of the Parthians in at least four books. The work, which was considered to be absolutely reliable, has not survived. It was mainly used by Strabo , but also used by Athenaios and possibly by Pompeius Trogus . It is not known which sources Apollodorus relied on. Strabon quotes a few passages that tell of the defection of Bactria from the Seleucid Empire .
Text output
- The Fragments of the Greek Historians No. 779 and Brill's New Jacoby (with English translation, commentary and biographical sketch by Alexis D'Hautcourt).
literature
- Apollodorus by Artemita . In: Hatto H. Schmitt, Ernst Vogt (Ed.): Lexikon des Hellenismus , Wiesbaden 2005, Sp. 83f.
- William W. Tarn: The Greeks in Bactria and India . 2nd edition, Cambridge 1951, pp. 44f.
- Josef Wiesehöfer (Ed.): The Parthian Empire and its testimonies . Stuttgart 1998, especially p. 280ff. and 437ff.
- Marie Louise Chaumont: Apollodorus of Artemita. In: Encyclopædia Iranica , Volume 2, London / New York 1987, ISBN 0-7100-9110-9 , pp. 160f. ( online )
- John R. Gardiner-Garden: Apollodoros of Artemita and the Central Asian Skythians. Research Inst. For Inner Asian Studies, Bloomington, Indiana 1987.
Remarks
- ↑ Strabo, Geographika 11,11.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apollodorus by Artemita |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Apollodorus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC Chr. |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |