Δαμάστης
Damastes
Translated by Tony Natoli24 Oct 1999Vetting: high4 revisions
Translation
A Sigean, from Sigeion in the Troad,1 son of Dioxippos, born before the Peloponnesian War, contemporary of Herodotus,2 among the wealthiest of men, historian. He wrote On Events in Greece,3 On the Children and Ancestors of those who took part in the Expedition to Troy,4 two books, Gazetteer of Peoples and Cities, On Poets and Men Noted for their Wisdom; and much else. He was a pupil of Hellanikos.5