Acesander

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Acesander (Greek Ακέσανδρος) wrote a history of Cyrene.[1][2] Plutarch speaks of a work of his respecting Libya (περί Λιβύης),[3] which may possibly be the same work as the history of Cyrene. The time at which he lived is unknown.[4]

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  1. ^ Schol. ad Apoll. iv. 1561, 1750
  2. ^ Schol. ad Pind. Pyth. iv. init. 57
  3. ^ Plutarch, Symp. v. 2. § 8
  4. ^ Smith, William (1867), "Acesander", in Smith, William (ed.), Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, vol. 1, Boston, p. 7, archived from the original on 2012-12-02, retrieved 2007-09-23{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainSmith, William, ed. (1870). "Acesander". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.