Hegesander ( grc-gre, Ἡγήσανδρος) was an ancient Greek historian, and a citizen of

Delphi Delphi (; ), in legend previously called Pytho (Πυθώ), in ancient times was a sacred precinct that served as the seat of Pythia, the major oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The oracle ...

. Besides an historical work, called ''Commentaries'' (Greek: ''Hypomnemata''), which consisted of at least six books, and seems to have been of a somewhat discursive character, he wrote a work on statues (''hypomnema andrianton kai agalmaton''). The period at which he flourished is not known, but he cannot have been more ancient than the reign of

Antigonus II Gonatas Antigonus II Gonatas ( grc-gre, Ἀντίγονος Γονατᾶς, ; – 239 BC) was a Macedonian ruler who solidified the position of the Antigonid dynasty in Macedon after a long period defined by anarchy and chaos and acquired fame for ...

, which is mentioned by him (

Athenaeus Athenaeus of Naucratis (; grc, Ἀθήναιος ὁ Nαυκρατίτης or Nαυκράτιος, ''Athēnaios Naukratitēs'' or ''Naukratios''; la, Athenaeus Naucratita) was a Greek rhetorician and grammarian, flourishing about the end of th ...

. ix. p. 400, d.), and which extended from 283 to 239 BC.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hegesander (Historian) Hellenistic-era historians Ancient Greek historians known only from secondary sources People from Delphi 3rd-century BC Greek people