Asclepiades of Cyprus

Ancient Greek historian

Asclepiades (Ancient Greek: Ἀσκληπιάδης) of Cyprus was a historian of ancient Greece, who wrote a work on the history of his native island and Phoenicia, of which a fragment is preserved by the philosopher Porphyry.[1][2] Some scholars have suggested that he was Phoenician instead of Cyprian.[3] He also wrote about Alexander the Great. He may have lived in or around the 3rd century BCE.[4]

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1. ^ Porphyry, On Abstinence from Eating Animals 4.15
2. ^ Hieronym. ad Jovin. 2
3. ^ Johnson, Aaron P. (2013). "The way home: transcending particularism". Religion and Identity in Porphyry of Tyre: The Limits of Hellenism in Late Antiquity. Cambridge University Press. p. 271\. ISBN 9781107012738. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
4. ^ Voskos, Andreas (2023). "Ancient Cyprus: From Myth to History and Literature". In Papathomas, Amphilochios; Gavrielatos, Andreas; Karla, Grammatiki; Carvounis, Katerina (eds.). Cyprus in Texts from Graeco-Roman Antiquity. Brill Publishers. p. 26\. ISBN 9789004529496. Retrieved 2024-06-09.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Schmitz, Leonhard (1870). "Asclepiades (6)". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1\. p. 381.