Deinias

Deinias ( Greek Δεινίας ) from Argos was an ancient Greek historian . He lived in the 3rd century BC. And wrote a history of Argos ( Argolika ) in nine volumes, of which only a few fragments have survived . In his work he treated the story from the mythical period to the Battle of Kleonai (around 235 BC).

His identity with the Deinias , the 252 BC. BC, together with Aristotle the dialectician , killed the tyrant of the city of Sikyon , Abantidas , is uncertain.

Text output

The Fragments of the Greek Historians No. 306

literature

Eduard Schwartz : Deinias (7). In: Pauly-Wissowa RE. Volume 4.2 (1901), Col. 2389f.

personal data
SURNAME	Deinias
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Δεινίας (ancient Greek spelling)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Greek historian and possibly tyrannicide
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH	after 235 BC Chr.