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
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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.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (10240285X). Those registers additionally record the forms Philistus, of Naucratis, Philistos, von Naukratis and Philistus, Historicus.

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

  1. 356Philistus died.
  2. 430Philistus born at Syracuse.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    Philistus, Brill’s New Pauly

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    Philistus, of Syracuse, c. 430–356 BCE, Oxford Classical Dictionary, 2016

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 5 articles naming Philistus.

    open access index · Unverified

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  4. 4.

    Gemeinsame Normdatei 10240285X, Philistus, Naucratites.

    authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  5. 5.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q712572: Philistus

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  6. 6.

    “Philistus”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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