Agatho'sthenes
(
Ἀγαθοσθένης), a Greek historian or philosopher of uncertain date, who is referred to by Tzetzes (
ad Lycophr. 704, 1021.
Chil. 7.645) as his authority in matters connected with geography.
There is mention of a work of Agathosthenes called " Asiatica Carmina" ((Germanicus,
in Arat. Phaen. 24), where Gale (
Notae in Parthen. p. 125, &c.) wished to read the name Aglaosthenes; for Aglaosthenes or Aglosthenes, who is by some considered to be the same as Agathosthenes, wrote a work on the history of Naxos, of which nothing is extant, but which was much used by ancient writers. (Hygin.
Poet. Astr. 2.16; Eratosth.
Catast. 2.27; Pollux. 9.83;
Athen. 3.78;
Plin. Nat. 22.)
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