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Onesikritos
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thumb|Alexander the Great receives a visit from [[Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, one of the legends recounted by Onesicritus.]]
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Astypalaia
- Child
- Philiscus of Aegina
- Languages spoken
- Ancient Greek
- Student of
- Diogenes of Sinope
- Field of work
- history
- Image
- Thalestris, Queen of the Amazons, visits Alexander (1696).jpg
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- date of birth
- 0360-01-01
- date of death
- 0290-01-01
- described by source
- Pauly–Wissowa
- name in native language
- Ὀνησίκριτος
- writing language
- Ancient Greek
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- Life
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thumb|Alexander the Great receives a visit from [[Thalestris, queen of the Amazons, one of the legends recounted by Onesicritus.]]
Onesicritus (; c. 360 BC – c. 290 BC), a Greek historical writer and Cynic philosopher, who accompanied Alexander the Great on his campaigns in Asia. He claimed to have been the commander of Alexander's fleet but was actually only a helmsman; Arrian and Nearchus often criticize him for this. When he returned home, he wrote a history of Alexander's campaigns. He is frequently cited by later authors, who also criticize him for his inaccuracies.
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