Philostephanos
Philostephanos of Cyrene (Latin: Philostephanus , in older literature occasionally also Polystephanus ; * in Cyrene) was a Greek poet and historian of the 3rd century BC. He was a friend or student of Callimachus and probably lived mainly in Alexandria .
Only fragments of his works have survived, including those of many scholiasts and lexicographers.
Works (selection)
- Peri paradoxon potamon
- Peri paradox krenon
expenditure
- Karl Müller (Ed.): Fragmenta , Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum III., Didot, Paris 1841–1870, 28–34 (incomplete)
literature
- Preller : Philostephanos 2). In: Johann Samuelersch , Johann Gottfried Gruber (Hrsg.): General Encyclopedia of Sciences and Arts . 3rd section, 24th part, FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1848, p. 231–232 ( digitized at SUB Göttingen )
- Philip Smith: Philostephanus 2 . In: William Smith (Ed.): Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology . tape 3 : Oarses-Zygia and Zygius . Little, Brown and Company, Boston 1870, p. 322 (English, Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Philostephanus. In: Johann Heinrich Zedler : Large complete universal lexicon of all sciences and arts . Volume 27, Leipzig 1741, column 2141 f.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Philostephanos |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Philistephanus Cyrenaeus; Philostephanus; Polystephanus; Philostephanos of Cyrene |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek poet and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century BC BC or 3rd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cyrene |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC Chr. |