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listhenes, 20 Isigonus, 21 Clitarchns, 22 Anaximenes, 23 Duris, 24 

 Nearchus, 25 Onesicritus, 26 Polycritus, 27 Olympiodorus, 36 Diog- 

 netus, 29 Nicobulus, 30 Anticlides, 31 Chares 32 of Mitylene, Men- 

 sechmus, 33 Dorotheus 34 of Athens, Lycus, 35 Anta3us, 36 Ephippus, 37 

 Dion, 38 Demodes, 39 Ptolemy Lagus, 40 Marsyas 41 of Macedon, 



20 A native of Olynthus. His mother, Hero, was a cousin of the philo- 

 sopher Aristotle, under whose tutelage he was educated. It is generally 

 supposed that he was put to death by order of Alexander the Great, hut in 

 what manner is a matter of uncertainty. He wrote a History of Greece, 

 and numerous other learned works. Some MSS. are still extant, profess- 

 ing to be his writings ; but they are generally looked upon as spurious. 



21 See end of B. vii. 22 See end of B. vii. 



23 A native of Lampsacus, and disciple of Diogenes the Cynic. He ac- 

 companied Alexander the Great in his Asiatic expedition. He wrote a 

 history of the reigns of Philip and Alexander, and a history of Greece, in 

 twelve books. Only a few fragments of his works are left. 



24 See end of B. vii. 25 See end of B. vi. 



26 See end of B. ii. 



27 There was a native of Mendae. in Sicily, of this name, who wrote a 

 history of Dionysius, the tyrant of Syracuse. It was, probably, a different 

 person of this name who wrote a work on the East ; if such is the case, 

 Pliny most probably quotes from the work of the latter. 



28 Nothing seems to be known of this writer ; but it is suggested that 

 he may have accompanied Nearchus and Onesicritus in the East. 



g 9 See end of B. vi. 



30 Nothing is known of him : but Hardouin suggests that he may have 

 accompanied Alexander the Great in his Eastern expedition. 



31 See end of B. iv. 



32 An officer at the court of Alexander the Great, who wrote a collection 

 of anecdotes respecting the private life and reign of that emperor, some 

 fragments of which are preserved by Athenseus. 



33 See end of B. iv. 



34 He is supposed to have been the same with the person of that name 

 who wrote a history of Alexander the Great ; but nothing further is known 

 of him. . . 



35 A physician of Neapolis, who is supposed to have lived in the early 

 part of the first century after Christ. 



36 A writer on medicine, of whom all further particulars have perished. 

 OT Possibly Ephippus of Olynthus, a Greek historian of the reign of 



Alexander the Great. 



38 See end of B. viii. 



39 An ancient Greek historian, mentioned also by Strabo ; but no further 

 particulars are known of him. 



40 The founder of the dynasty of the Egyptian Ptolemies, which ended 

 in Cleopatra, B.C. 38 : he wrote a narrative of the wars of Alexander, which 

 is frequently quoted by the later writers, and served as the groundwork for 

 Arrian's history. 



41 A native of Pella, who wrote a history of Macedonia down to the 



