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title: Phoenician History Fragments
title_greek: Ἀποσπάσματα
author: Histiaeus of Miletus
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# Phoenician History Fragments

*Ἀποσπάσματα*

**Author:** Histiaeus of Miletus

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## Text

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ΦΟΙΝΙΚΙΚΑ.

### 1

Steph. Byz.: Βηρυτὸς, πόλις Φοινίκης, ἐκ μικρᾶς μεγάλη, κτίσμα Κρόνου. Ἐκλήθη δὲ διὰ τὸ εὔυδρον· βὴρ γὰρ τὸ φρέαρ παρ’ αὐτοῖς. Ἱστιαῖος δ’ ἐν πρώτῃ τὴν ἰσχὺν βηρουτὶ Φοίνικας ὀνομάζειν, ἀφ’ οὗ καὶ τὴν πόλιν, ὡς Ἑλλάδιός φησιν.

### 2

Josephus Ant. Jud. I, 3, 9: Μάνεθως ... Βηρωσσὸς ... Μῶχός τε καὶ Ἑστιαῖος, καὶ πρὸς αὐτοῖς ὁ Αἰγύπτιος Ἱερώνυμος, οἱ τὰ Φοινικικὰ συντα ξάμενοι, συμφωνοῦσι τοῖς ὑπ’ ἐμοῦ λεγομένοις.

### 3

Josephus ib. 4, 3: Περὶ δὲ τοῦ πεδίου τοῦ λεγομένου Σενναὰρ ἐν τῇ Βαβυλωνίᾳ χώρᾳ μνημονεύει Ἑστιαῖος, λέγων οὕτως· «Τῶν δὲ ἱερέων τοὺς διασωθέντας, τὰ τοῦ Ἐνυαλίου Διὸς ἱερώματα λαβόντας, εἰς Σενναὰρ τῆς Βαβυλωνίας ἐλθεῖν.»

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