Berossus

Berossus (400 BCE–300 BCE) was a male priest, historian, writer, and astronomer active during the Hellenistic period. Born in Babylon, he worked in Babylonia and held citizenship in both the Achaemenid Empire and the Seleucid Empire. His fields of work included history, astronomy, and astrology. He wrote in Ancient Greek, and his name in the native language is recorded as Βηροσσος or Berossos.

Known by the author name Berosus the Chaldean, he is associated with several works, including *Berosi chaldaei sacerdotis Reliquorúmque consimilis argumenti autorum* and *Chaldaeorum historiae quae supersunt*. Other listed titles include *Antiqvitatvm variarvm avtores, quorum catalogum sequens continet pagella*, *Berosi Chaldaeorum Historiae*, *Berosi sacerdotis Chaldaici*, and *Antiquitatum Italiae ac totius orbis libri quinque*. His life and works are described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Pauly–Wissowa.