---
name: Philon of Byblos
name_greek: Φίλων ὁ Βύβλιος
eul_aid: oow
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/philon-of-byblos-oow"
period: Roman
dialect: Koine (frg)
works_count: 8
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Philon of Byblos

*Φίλων ὁ Βύβλιος*

**eul_aid:** `oow` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/philon-of-byblos-oow)

Philon of Byblos, Greek grammarian and historian. Works include fragments on Phoenician history. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [On Proper Expression, Epitome under the Name of Herennius Philo](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-proper-expression-oow-aa) — *Περὶ κυριολεξίας* · `oow-aa`
- [On the Alphabetical Meanings of Words](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-alphabetical-meanings-oow-ab) — *Περὶ* · `oow-ab`
- [On the Difference of Related Words](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-difference-words-oow-ac) — *Περὶ Διαφορᾶς Συγγενῶν Λέξεων* · `oow-ac`
- [On the Knowledge of Ages](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-knowledge-ages-oow-ae) — *Γνῶσις περὶ ἡλικιῶν* · `oow-ae`
- [On the Meanings of Words](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-meanings-words-oow-ad) — *Περὶ* · `oow-ad`
- [Phoenician History (Recension A)](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-history-oow-ag) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `oow-ag`
- [Phoenician History (Recension B)](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-history-oow-ah) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `oow-ah`
- [Testimonies](https://eulogikon.org/works/philon-byblos-testimonies-oow-af) — *Μαρτυρίαι* · `oow-af`

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