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Atthidographer

In ancient Greece, Atthidographers were local historians of Attica. They wrote histories of Athens called Atthides. Atthidography is the best-attested genre of local history from the ancient Greek world, with fragments of more than fifty authors preserved.

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In ancient Greece, Atthidographers (Ancient Greek: Ἀτθιδογράφος, atthidographos) were local historians of Attica. They wrote histories of Athens called Atthides (singular: Atthis).1 Atthidography is the best-attested genre of local history from the ancient Greek world,2 with fragments of more than fifty authors preserved.3

The first Atthidographer was Hellanicus of Lesbos,4 and the first Athenian Atthidographer was Cleidemus.5 Other Atthidographers include Androtion, Phanodemos, Demon, and Melanthius.6 The last Atthidographer was Philochorus.7 The genre in which these authors worked is referred to as Atthidography.

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  1. Harding, Phillip (2007). The Story of Athens: The Fragments of the Local Chronicles of Attika. Routledge. ISBN 978-0415338097.
  2. Dillery, John (2005). "Greek Sacred History". The American Journal of Philology. 126 (4): 507.
  3. Harding, Phillip (2007). "Local History and Atthidography". In Marincola, John (ed.). A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography. Malden: Blackwell. p. 181.
  4. Harding, Phillip (2007). "Local History and Atthidography". In Marincola, John (ed.). A Companion to Greek and Roman Historiography. Malden: Blackwell. p. 186.
  5. Dillery, John (2005). "Greek Sacred History". The American Journal of Philology. 126 (4): 508.
  6. Harding, Philip Edward (1996). "Melanthius (3)". In Hornblower, Simon; Spawforth, Antony (eds.). Oxford Classical Dictionary (3rd ed.). pp. 952–3.
  7. Garland, Robert (1992). Introducing New Gods: The Politics of Athenian Religion. Cornell University Press. ISBN 978-0801427664.