Dionysius of Argos (Διονύσιος ὁ Ἀργεῖος)

Life Dionysius of Argos was a Greek historian active in the late 4th and early 3rd centuries BCE [1]. A native of Argos in the Peloponnese, he lived during the transitional period following Alexander the Great’s conquests. No details of his personal life or education survive.

Works His only known work is the Argolica (Ἀργολικά), a history of Argos now lost [1]. It survives in fragments, primarily through citations by later authors like Strabo, and covered both the mythical and historical periods of the Argolid region [1].

Significance Dionysius represents the local historiography (horography) of the Hellenistic era. His Argolica preserved valuable Argive traditions and served as a source for later historians and geographers [1]. Although fragmentary, his work provides insight into the history of a major Peloponnesian city-state during a period of significant political change.

Sources 1. Brill's New Pauly (via Oxford Research Encyclopedias): https://oxfordre.com/classics/classics/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.001.0001/acrefore-9780199381135-e-2242 (Entry for "Dionysius [24] of Argos")