Philistus

Philistus in Wikipedia

Philistus (Ancient Greek: Φίλιστος; c. 432 BC - 356 BC), son of Archomenidas, was Greek historian of Sicily. Philistus was born at Syracuse about the beginning of the Peloponnesian War. He was a faithful supporter of the elder Dionysius, and commander of the citadel. Cicero who had a high opinion of his work, calls him the miniature Thucydides (pus...

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Philistus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898)

（Φίλιστος). A Greek historian of Syracuse, born about B.C. 435. He encouraged the elder Dionysius, by advice and assistance, in securing and maintaining the position of despot in his native State; but was himself banished by Dionysius in 386, and lived a long while at Adria in Epirus, busied with historical studies. Recalled by Dionysius the younge...

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