A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology
William Smith, Ed.

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Eupo'lemus

2. A Greek historian who lived previous to the Christian aera.

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Works

Eupolemus wrote several works on the history of the Jews, of which the following are known by their titles :

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1. Περὶ τῶν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ Βασιλέων

(Clem. Alex. Strom. i. pp. 146, 148.)

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2. Περι τῆς Ἠλίου προφητείας

(Joseph. c. Apion. 1.23)

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3. Περὶ τῶν τῆς Ἀσσυρίας Ἰουδαίων.

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Eupolemus not Jewish

It has been supposed that Eupolemus was a Jew, but from the manner in which Josephus (l.c.) speaks of him, we must infer that he was not a Jew.

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Further Information

Comp. Euseb. Praep. Evang. 10.17, 30; Hieronym. de illustr. Script. 38; Chron. Alexandr. pp. 148, 214; C. G. A. Kuhlney, Eupolemi fragmenta prolegom. et commentar. instructa, Berlin, 1840, 8vo.

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