Philistus
Philistus was a historian, politician and writer (430–356). He was born at Syracuse.
Also recorded as Philistus of Syracuse.
Philistus in brief
- Born
- 430
- Died
- 356
- Known for
- historian, politician and writer
- Place of birth
- Syracuse
Literature
7 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Philistus, Brill’s New Pauly. Philistus, of Syracuse, c. 430–356 BCE, Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2016. Thucydides 7.42.3: an Unrecognized Fragment of Philistus, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2003. Dionisio I, i Celti e il sacco di Roma. Alcune riflessioni sulla cronologia e sulla strategia delle operazioni militari siracusane tra l’Elleporo e Pyrgi, Erga-Logoi, 2019. Thucydides, not Philistus, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2003. Experiences of professional nurses regarding shortage of resources at a tertiary hospital in Gauteng Province, South Africa: qualitative study, Jurnal Ners, 2023. Philistus Still, Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies, 2003.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 21 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 4 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 4 means 4 genuinely separate publishers of record. 16 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 356Philistus died.
- 430Philistus born at Syracuse.
Sources
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Philistus, of Syracuse, c. 430–356 BCE, Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2016
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Philistus.
open access index · Unverified
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 10240285X, Philistus, Naucratites.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q712572: Philistus
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata
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“Philistus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
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- Philo of AlexandriaAuthor
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