Duris of Samos, Greek historian, according to his own account a descendant of Alcibiades, was born about 340 BC. The Greeks ( Greek: Έλληνες) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to Greece, Cyprus and neighbouring regions See also History An historian is an individual who studies and writes about History, and is regarded as an Authority on it Alcibiades Cleiniou Scambonides (ˌælsɨˈbaɪədiːz (pronunciation Greek:, transliterated Alkibiádēs Kleiníou Skambōnidēs) meaning Alcibiades Events By place Persian Empire Rhodes falls to Persian forces He must have been born and passed his early years in exile, since from 352 to 324 Samos was occupied by Athenian cleruchs, who had expelled the original inhabitants. Samos (Σάμος is a Greek island in the North Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's When quite young, he obtained a prize for boxing at the Olympic Games; a statue by Hippias was set up in commemoration of his victory (Pausanias vi. The Ancient Olympic Games, originally referred to as simply the Olympic Games (Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες Olympiakoi Agones) were a series of Athletic Hippias can also refer to the tyrant of Athens son of Peisistratus 13. 5). He was for some time despot of his native island. Duris was the author of a comprehensive historical work on Hellenico-Macedonian history, from the battle of Leuctra (371 BC) down to the death of Lysimachus (281 BC), which was largely used by Diodorus Siculus. Macedon or Macedonia ( Greek grc Μακεδονία grc-Latn Makedonía) was the name of a kingdom centered in the northern-most The Battle of Leuctra (or Leuktra was a battle fought between the Thebans and the Spartans and their respective allies amidst the post- Corinthian War conflict Events By place Greece A fresh peace congress is summoned at Sparta. Lysimachus ( Greek: Λυσίμαχος Lysimachos; 360 BCE - 281 BCE was a Macedonian officer and diadochus (i Events By place Asia Minor The Battle of Corupedium in Lydia is the last battle of the Diadochi, the rival successors Other works by him included a life of Agathocles of Syracuse, the annals of Samos chronologically arranged according to the lists of the priests of Hera, and a number of treatises on literary and artistic subjects. In the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera (ˈhɪərə or /ˈhɛrə/ Greek) or Here ( in Ionic and Homer Ancient authorities do not appear to have held a very high opinion of his merits as a historian. Plutarch (Pericles, 28) expresses doubt as to his trustworthiness, Dionysius of Halicarnassus (De compos. Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus ( Greek: Μέστριος Πλούταρχος c Dionysius of Halicarnassus (Halicarnassus c 60 BC–after 7 BC was a Greek historian and teacher of Rhetoric, who flourished during the reign of verborum, 4) speaks disparagingly of his style, and Photius (cod. 176) regards the arrangement of his work as altogether faulty. Cicero (ad Att. Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Classical Latin ˈkikeroː usually ˈsɪsərəʊ in English January 3, 106 BC &ndash December 7, 43 BC was a Roman vi. I) accords him qualified praise as an industrious writer. Only fragments of his works survive.
He was the brother of Lynceus of Samos. Lynceus of Samos ( Ancient Greek) brother of the historian Duris of Samos, was a classical Greek author of comedies letters and humorous anecdotes It is sometimes said that Duris studied under Theophrastus at Athens, but this statement depends on a conjectural emendation (by Adamantios Korais) of the text of the Deipnosophistae of Athenaeus. Theophrastus ( Greek:; 371 – c 287 BC a Greek native of Eressos in Lesbos, was the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic Adamantios Korais or Coraïs (Αδαμάντιος Κοραής April 27 1748&ndashApril 6 1833 was a humanist scholar credited with laying the foundations of Modern The Deipnosophistae ( deipnon, "dinner" and sophistai, "professors" original Greek title, Deipnosophistai, English Athenaeus ( Ancient Greek - Athếnaios Naukratios Latin Athenaeus Naucratita of Naucratis in Egypt Greek rhetorician and grammarian flourished If the manuscript reading is retained, the text says that Lynceus, not Duris, was Theophrastus's pupil.
References
- Andrew Dalby, "The curriculum vitae of Duris of Samos" in Classical quarterly new series vol. 41 (1991) pp. 539-541.
- This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain. The Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition (1910–1911 is a 29-volume reference work that marked the beginning of the Encyclopædia Britannica The public domain is a range of abstract materials &ndash commonly referred to as Intellectual property &ndash which are not owned or controlled by anyone
External links
- Duris entry in the Encyclopædia Iranica
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