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name: Xanthus the Lydian Historian
name_greek: Ξάνθος ὁ Λυδός
eul_aid: csk
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/xanthus-the-lydian-historian-csk"
period: Classical
dialect: Ionic
works_count: 2
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Xanthus the Lydian Historian

*Ξάνθος ὁ Λυδός*

**eul_aid:** `csk` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/xanthus-the-lydian-historian-csk)

Xanthus the Lydian, a 5th century BCE historian. Surviving historical works on Lydia and its history. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Lydian History and Origins](https://eulogikon.org/works/xanthus-lydia-history-origins-csk-aa) — *Ἀποσπάσματα* · `csk-aa`
- [On the River Aryos](https://eulogikon.org/works/xanthus-lydia-river-aryos-csk-ab) — *Ἀπόσπασμα* · `csk-ab`

## License and provenance

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