Polemon of Ilion
Polemon the Perieget (* around 200 BC probably in Troy ; † probably in Athens ) was a Greek author and Perieget . He processed the material collected from inscriptions, votive gifts, works of art and public monuments of Greece into various works (e.g. about the castle of Athens etc.), which were subsequently widely used as a treasure trove for archeology and art history. The fragments of his writings were first published by Ludwig Preller (Leipzig 1838) (repeated by Karl Müller , Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum , Volume 3, Paris 1849, pp. 108-148).
literature
- David Engels : Polemon of Ilion. Antiquarian Periegese and Hellenistic search for identity. In: K. Friday, Chr. Michels (ed.): Athens and / or Alexandreia? Aspects of Identity and Ethnicity in Hellenistic Greece. Cologne / Weimar / Vienna 2014, pp. 65–98.
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| SURNAME | Polemon of Ilion |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Polemon of Perieget |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Greek author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | uncertain: Troy |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd century BC BC or 2nd century BC Chr. |
| Place of death | unsure: Athens |