Craterus (historian)
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Craterus was a Macedon
ian historian. He was brother of Antigonus II Gonatas
and father of Alexander (prince of Corinth).
He distinguished himself as a diligent compiler of historical documents relating to the history of Attica
. He made a collection of Attic inscriptions, containing decrees of the people (psephismaton synagoge) and out of them he seems to have constructed a diplomatic history of Athens
. This work is frequently referred to by Harpocration
and Stephanus of Byzantium
, the latter of whom s. v. Nymphaion
quotes the ninth book of it.
With the exception of the statements contained in these and other passages, the work of Craterus, which must have been of great value, is lost.
Macedon
Macedonia or Macedon was an ancient kingdom, centered in the northeastern part of the Greek peninsula, bordered by Epirus to the west, Paeonia to the north, the region of Thrace to the east and Thessaly to the south....
ian historian. He was brother of Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas
Antigonus II Gonatas was a powerful ruler who firmly established the Antigonid dynasty in Macedonia and acquired fame for his victory over the Gauls who had invaded the Balkans.-Birth and family:...
and father of Alexander (prince of Corinth).
He distinguished himself as a diligent compiler of historical documents relating to the history of Attica
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
. He made a collection of Attic inscriptions, containing decrees of the people (psephismaton synagoge) and out of them he seems to have constructed a diplomatic history of Athens
Classical Athens
The city of Athens during the classical period of Ancient Greece was a notable polis of Attica, Greece, leading the Delian League in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta and the Peloponnesian League. Athenian democracy was established in 508 BC under Cleisthenes following the tyranny of Hippias...
. This work is frequently referred to by Harpocration
Harpocration
Valerius Harpocration was a Greek grammarian of Alexandria, probably working in the 2nd century CE. He is possibly the Harpocration mentioned by Julius Capitolinus as the Greek tutor of Lucius Verus ; some authorities place him much later, on the ground that he borrowed from Athenaeus...
and Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephanus of Byzantium
Stephen of Byzantium, also known as Stephanus Byzantinus , was the author of an important geographical dictionary entitled Ethnica...
, the latter of whom s. v. Nymphaion
Nymphaion
Nýmphaion was a significant centre of the Bosporan Kingdom, situated on the Crimean shore of the Cimmerian Bosporus, about 17 kilometers south of Panticapaeum....
quotes the ninth book of it.
With the exception of the statements contained in these and other passages, the work of Craterus, which must have been of great value, is lost.