Philistus

Also known as Philistus of Syracuse

Philistus (; 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was a Greek historian from Sicily.

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Person.name: PhilistusΦίλιστος
Person.image: Philistus.png
Person.birth_date: 432 BC
Person.birth_place: Syracuse
Person.death_date: 356 BC (aged 76)

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name in native language: Φίλιστος
date of death: 0356-01-01
Commons category: Philistus
date of birth: 0425-00-00

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Philistus (; 432 – 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was a Greek historian from Sicily.

==Life== Philistus was born in Syracuse around the time the Peloponnesian War began. He was a faithful supporter of the elder Dionysius, and commander of the citadel. Cicero, who had a high opinion of his work, called him the miniature Thucydides (pusillus Thucydides). He was admitted by the Alexandrian critics into the canon of historiographers, and his work was highly valued by Alexander the Great. His works were continued by the later historian Athanas of Syracuse.