Hecataeus (Ἑκαταῖος) is a Greek name shared by several historical figures:
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Hecataeus of Miletus
Hecataeus of Miletus (; el, Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Μιλήσιος; c. 550 BC – c. 476 BC), son of Hegesander, was an early Greek historian and geographer.
Biography
Hailing from a very wealthy family, he lived in Miletus, then under Per ...
(born c. 550 BC), historian
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Hecataeus of the Sindi (r. ca. 390-379), king of the
Sindi people
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Hecataeus of Cardia Hecataeus (Ἑκαταῖος) is a Greek name shared by several historical figures:
* Hecataeus of Miletus (born c. 550 BC), historian
* Hecataeus of the Sindi (r. ca. 390-379), king of the Sindi people
* Hecataeus of Cardia (fl. 323 BC), tyrant ...
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''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...
323 BC), tyrant of the city of
Cardia
The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has a dilated structure and functions as a vital organ in the digestive system. The stomach is ...
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Hecataeus of Abdera (born c. 300 BC), philosopher and historian
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Hecataeus of Eretria Hecataeus (Ἑκαταῖος) is a Greek name shared by several historical figures:
* Hecataeus of Miletus (born c. 550 BC), historian
* Hecataeus of the Sindi (r. ca. 390-379), king of the Sindi people
* Hecataeus of Cardia (floruit, fl. 323 BC), ...
(born c. 300 BC), historian
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Hecataeus of Mytilene Hecataeus (Ἑκαταῖος) is a Greek name shared by several historical figures:
* Hecataeus of Miletus (born c. 550 BC), historian
* Hecataeus of the Sindi (r. ca. 390-379), king of the Sindi people
* Hecataeus of Cardia (floruit, fl. 323 BC), ...
(born c. 100 BC), sculptor
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Hecataeus (crater)
Hecataeus is a large Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that lies near the eastern limb of the Moon. It is attached to the northern rim of the walled plain Humboldt (crater), Humboldt. To the northeast is the smaller crater Gibbs (crater), Gibbs. ...
, a large lunar impact crater near the eastern limb of the Moon
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