Lyceas of Naucratis (Λυκέας ὁ Ναυκρατίτης) was a Greek historian from the Egyptian city of Naucratis, active in the 4th century BCE [1]. No biographical details survive. His existence is attested solely by a single citation in the geographer Strabo, which identifies him as a source for Egyptian history [1].

His only known work is a lost History of Egypt (or similar title), preserved in a single fragment concerning the geography of the Nile Delta [1].

Lyceas’s significance lies entirely in his citation by Strabo. He exemplifies the category of lost local historians from the Hellenistic period whose works were utilized by later compilers. His mention confirms Greek historiographical activity in Naucratis and represents one thread in the transmission of geographical knowledge about Egypt.

Sources 1. ToposText: Lyceas of Naucratis (https://topostext.org/people/1410)