Pausanias' Description of Greece

Hieronymus of Cardia

Family: Greek · Role: historian · First appears: Book 1 · Chapter 9

In Book 1, Chapter 9, Hieronymus of Cardia is described as having written hostilely about all the kings except Antigonus, while not being entirely just even to him. The account gives this reputation in connection with Lysimachus.

Relationship record

Book 1 · Chapter 9

  • with Lysimachus (Hieronymus was hostile in his writing toward Lysimachus.) “But this Hieronymus has the reputation even on other grounds of having written with hostility against all the kings except Antigonus, and of not having been altogether just even to him.”
  • with Antigonus (king of Macedon) (Hieronymus was less hostile toward Antigonus than toward other kings.) “having written with hostility against all the kings except Antigonus, and of not having been altogether just even to him.”

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