Asclepiades of Cyprus explained

Asclepiades (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: 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]

Notes and References

  1. [Porphyry (philosopher)|Porphyry]
  2. Hieronym. ad Jovin. 2
  3. Book: Johnson , Aaron P. . Religion and Identity in Porphyry of Tyre: The Limits of Hellenism in Late Antiquity . The way home: transcending particularism . . 2013 . 271 . English . 9781107012738 . 2024-06-09.
  4. Book: Voskos , Andreas . Papathomas . Amphilochios . Gavrielatos . Andreas . Karla . Grammatiki . Carvounis . Katerina . Cyprus in Texts from Graeco-Roman Antiquity . Ancient Cyprus: From Myth to History and Literature . . 2023 . 26 . English . 9789004529496 . 2024-06-09.

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