# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/xanthos
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:05:44.226Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/xanthos"
name: "Xanthos"
slug: "xanthos"
description: "Xanthus of Lydia was a Greek historian, logographer and citizen of Lydia who, during the mid-fifth century BC, wrote texts on the history of Lydia known as Lydiaca (Λυδιακά), a work which was highly commended by Dionysius of Halicarnassus. Xanthus also wrote occasionally about geology. It is believed that Xanthus was the earliest historian to have written a significant amount on the topic of Lydian history. He is also believed to have written a work entitled Magica (Mαγικά), as well as one entitled Life of Empedocles. It is believed that Xanthus had some knowledge of Persian traditions, and it is plausible that he, a Lydian, would write about Persian religion, but it seems unlikely due to the available evidence. His seat was believed to be at Sardis, the capital. A contemporary and colleague of Herodotus, most of his writings concerned the lineage and deeds of the Lydian kings. Xanthus was known for writing in the traditional Ionian style of trying to establish the scene of popular myths. One example of Xanthus using this type of writing style is when he placed the scene of the \"giant's punishment\" in Katakekaumene. Xanthus was also known for adapting historical events that were often considered boring into passages that the general Greek public would enjoy. Xanthus was one of the chief authorities used by Nicolaus of Damascus."
tagline: "5th-century BC Greek historian and logographer"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "-500"
deathDate: "-500"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.04
  momentum:             0.2511415525114155
  historical:           18.616164
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "赞瑟斯"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "زانثوس"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksanf_(tarix%C3%A7i)"
    title: "Ksanf (tarixçi)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ксанф (гісторык)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Xantos de Lídia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthos_der_Lyder"
    title: "Xanthos der Lyder"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ξάνθος ο Λυδός"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthus_(historian)"
    title: "Xanthus (historian)"
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  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ksanto_de_Lidio"
    title: "Ksanto de Lidio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janto_de_Lidia"
    title: "Janto de Lidia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%88%D8%B3"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthos_de_Lydie"
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    title: "Ksanto"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanthosz_(t%C3%B6rt%C3%A9net%C3%ADr%C3%B3)"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Xanto Lidio"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ksants (vēsturnieks)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ksantos z Lidii"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ксанф (историк)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ксант из Сарда"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Ксанф (історик)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q534163"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
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