Английская Википедия:Dionysius of Miletus

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Шаблон:Short description Dionysius of Miletus (Шаблон:Lang-el) was an ancient Greek ethnographer and historian. He may have lived in the 5th century BC and was a contemporary of Hecataeus of Miletus according to the Suda (a tenth century Byzantine encyclopedia).Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

Works

Dionysius is the alleged author of several works:Шаблон:Sfn

  • Troica (in three books)
  • History of Persia (Persica). Written in Ionic Greek.
  • Description of the Inhabited World
  • The Events after Darius (in five books)
  • Historical Cycle (in seven books)

According to the Iranologist Rüdiger Schmitt, Dionysius was reportedly the author of a book about Persian history after the death of Darius the Great (Шаблон:Reign522–486 BC).Шаблон:Sfn Schmitt adds:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Blockquote

According to the modern historian Klaus Meister in the Oxford Classical Dictionary, except for the possible exception of the Persica and The Events after Darius (as they might be genuine), the actual historicity of Dionysius's works are contested.Шаблон:Sfn Meister adds:Шаблон:Sfn Шаблон:Blockquote

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