Timolaus of Cyzicus (Τιμόλαος ὁ Κυζικηνός)

Life Timolaus was a historian from the city of Cyzicus, a Greek colony on the Sea of Marmara. He lived during the 4th century BCE, though no specific biographical details about his life or education survive [1].

Works He is known solely for a lost history titled Persica (Περσικά). The work is preserved only in fragmentary citations by later authors, such as Diodorus Siculus and Athenaeus, and dealt with Persian history and customs [1].

Significance Timolaus represents a minor contributor to the Greek genre of Persian history. His Persica forms part of the Hellenistic historiographical tradition that documented the Achaemenid Empire for a Greek audience, and his fragments are occasionally cited as sources for Persian matters [1].

Sources 1. Perseus Digital Library (Tufts University): https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0062:entry=timolaus-harpers