Philo of Byblos

Philo of Byblos is a grammarian born in Byblos who writes in Greek. He lives from the time of Nero until the reign of Hadrian, whose history he writes, and reaches a great age; his surname Herennius links him to a consul of that name. He composes a work on the acquisition and choice of books, another on cities and their famous men, and a history of his country which he presents as the translation of an ancient author, Sanchoniathon. Of all this work only fragments and quotations remain.

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