Athanis

Athanis of Syracuse (also Athanas ) was an ancient Greek historian . He came from Syracuse and lived in the 4th century BC. Chr.

Athanis counted in the years 357/56 and 356/55 BC. To the "chiefs" of the demos. He continued the work of Philistos and wrote a total of thirteen books on the further history of Dionysius II , Dion's expedition and the events of Timoleon at least until his resignation in 337/36. Only fragments of Athanis' work have survived .

Text output

The Fragments of the Greek Historians , No. 562.

literature

Lionel Pearson: The Greek Historians of the West. Timaeus and his Predecessors (= Philological Monographs of the American Philological Association. Vol. 35). Scholars Press, Atlanta (Georgia) 1987, ISBN 1-55540-078-7 , pp. 31 f.
Eduard Schwartz : Athanis 2 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume II, 2, Stuttgart 1896, Col. 1939.

personal data
SURNAME	Athanis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Athanas of Syracuse
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	ancient Greek historian in Sicily
DATE OF BIRTH	4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	4th century BC Chr.