---
name: Hecataeus of Miletus the Historian
name_greek: Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Μιλήσιος
eul_aid: bli
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/hecataeus-of-miletus-bli"
period: Archaic
dialect: Ionic
works_count: 3
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Hecataeus of Miletus the Historian

*Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Μιλήσιος*

**eul_aid:** `bli` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/hecataeus-of-miletus-bli)

Hecataeus of Miletus, an early Greek historian and geographer. Surviving fragments of his works. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Geographical Fragments on Europe](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-miletus-geographical-europe-bli-ac) — *Ἀποσπάσματα περὶ τῆς Εὐρώπης* · `bli-ac`
- [Historical Fragments of Hecataeus](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-miletus-historical-fragments-bli-ab) — *Ἀποσπάσματα Ἑκαταίου* · `bli-ab`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/hecataeus-miletus-testimonies-bli-aa) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `bli-aa`

## License and provenance

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