Historians from Greece

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Greeks Historians of all time. This list of famous Greeks Historians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Greeks Historians.

1. #1

   

   Thucydides

   460 BC - 397 BC

   HPI 83.7193 langs

   Thucydides is most famous for writing a history of the Peloponnesian War.

2. #2

   

   Xenophon

   430 BC - 354 BC

   HPI 82.0590 langs

   Xenophon is most famous for writing the "Anabasis", which is an account of the Greek mercenaries' journey from Mesopotamia to the Black Sea.

3. #3

   

   Polybius

   208 BC - 126 BC

   HPI 77.8370 langs

   Polybius is most famous for his book The Histories, which is a description of the rise of Rome from the end of the Second Punic War to the...Read moreShow less

   Polybius is most famous for his book The Histories, which is a description of the rise of Rome from the end of the Second Punic War to the defeat of Carthage in the Third Punic War.

4. #4

   

   Quintus Curtius Rufus

   41 - 53

   HPI 72.9650 langs

   Quintus Curtius Rufus was a Roman historian who wrote a history of Alexander the Great.

5. #5

   

   Callisthenes

   360 BC - 327 BC

   HPI 69.5434 langs

   Callisthenes is most famous for being the historian who accompanied Alexander the Great on his conquests.

6. #6

   

   Theopompus

   400 BC - 320 BC

   HPI 69.4436 langs

   Theopompus was most famous for his writings on the history of Philip II of Macedon.

7. #7

   

   Michael Glykas

   1125 - 1204

   HPI 64.9121 langs

   Byzantine historian, theologian, mathematician, astronomer, and poet

8. #8

   

   Afet İnan

   1908 - 1985

   HPI 62.4423 langs

   Turkish sociologist (1908–1985)

9. #9

   

   Krste Misirkov

   1874 - 1926

   HPI 61.7724 langs

   Philologist, journalist, historian and ethnographer

10. #10

    

    Philochorus

    340 BC - 260 BC

    HPI 60.6519 langs

    Greek historian (c. 340 BC – c. 261 BC)