Classical Era Lit

Classical Era Literature (ca 800 BCE – ca 500 CE)

Classical Era Lit

NICOLAUS DAMASCENUS – ABRAHAM

Origin/Historian/Author: Nicolaus Damascenus Source: Ancient Fragments, I.P. Cory Full Text Below ABRAM was king of Damascus, and he came thither as a stranger with an army from that part of …

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OF THALLUS

Origin/Historian/Author: Thallus Source: Ancient Fragments, I.P. Cory Full Text Below THALLUS makes mention of Belus, the king of the Assyrians, and Cronus the Titan; and says that Belus, with the …

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EUPOLEMUS – OF BELUS(CRONUS)

Origin/Historian/Author: Eupolemus Source: Ancient Fragments, I.P. Cory Full Text Below FOR the Babylonians say that the first was Belus, who is the same as Cronus. And from him descended Belus …

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ALEXANDER POLYHISTOR – THE TOWER OF BABEL

Origin/Historian/Author: Alexander Polyhistor Source: Ancient Fragments, I.P. Cory Introduction: A Classical/Hellenistic era literature originally authored by Alexander Polyhistor. Alexander Polyhistor was an imprisoned Greek historian. He lived between 105 BC …

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HESTIÆUS – THE DISPERSION

Origin/Historian/Author: Hestiæus Source: Ancient Fragments, I.P. Cory Full Text Below The priests who escaped took with them the implements of the worship of the Enyalian Jove, and came to Senaar …

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NICOLAUS DAMASCENUS – THE ARK

Origin/Historian/Author: Nicolaus Damascenus Source: Ancient Fragments, I.P. Cory Full Text Below There is above Minyas in the land of Armenia a very great mountain which is called Baris, to which …