Xanthus (historian)

Xanthus (historian)

Xanthus of Lydia (also spelled Xanthos) was a native Lydian historian and logographer who, during the mid-fifth century BC, wrote works on the history of Lydia known as "Lydiaka". It is assumed that his seat was at Sardis, the capital. A contemporary and colleague of Herodotus, most of his writings concerned the lineage and deeds of the Lydian kings. Xanthus was one of the chief authorities used by Nicolaus of Damascus.


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