Menaichmos of Sicyon

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Menaichmos of Sicyon was an ancient Greek historian of the second half of the 4th century BC. Chr.

There is a local history of his hometown Sikyon (Sikyonaka) preserved in a few fragments . Pausanias , among other things, builds on this. A story of Alexander is also lost. Menaichmos was more of a polyhistor than a mere historian. Among other things, he also wrote works on music and poetry. Traces of a total of seven works can be found in the records, although only fragments or titles have been passed down.

The fragments are collected in The Fragments of the Greek Historians , No. 131 and in Brill's New Jacoby , No. 131 (there with English translation, commentary and all personal details).

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SURNAME Menaichmos of Sicyon
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Greek historian
DATE OF BIRTH 4th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr.