---
name: Menecrates of Xanthus
name_greek: Μενεκράτης ὁ Ξάνθιος
eul_aid: bxg
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/menecrates-of-xanthus-bxg"
period: Classical
dialect: Ionic
works_count: 1
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Menecrates of Xanthus

*Μενεκράτης ὁ Ξάνθιος*

**eul_aid:** `bxg` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/menecrates-of-xanthus-bxg)

Menecrates of Xanthus, a 4th century BCE Ionic historian. Surviving historical works from the Classical era. Free to read and download from the Greek archive.

## Works

- [Lycian History and Myths](https://eulogikon.org/works/menecrates-xanthus-history-myths-bxg-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `bxg-aa`

## License and provenance

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