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'''Apollodorus''', sometimes anachronistically called ''Apollodorus of [[Athens]]'', (born c. [[180 BC]]) was a [[Greece|Greek]] writer most famous for a verse chronicle of Greek history from the fall of [[Troy]] in the [[12th century BC]] to [[144 BC]]. A pupil of the scholar [[Aristarchus of Samothrace]], he left Alexandria around [[146 BC]] for [[Pergamum]] and eventually settled in Athens.

Apollodorus' chronicle gave dates by referring to the [[archons of Athens]]. Most archons only held office for one year, allowing scholars to pin down the years to which Apollodorus was referring.

Apollodorus' other works include his essays ''On the Gods'' and on the Homeric [[Catalogue of Ships]], used as a source by [[Strabo]] in his ''Geography''. He also produced numerous critical and grammatical writings. The encyclopedia of [[Greek mythology]], called ''Bibliotheke'' or ''Library'', was traditionally attributed to him, but his authorship has been refuted by modern scholars.

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*Greek Chronicles - translation url=http://www.attalus.org/translate/chronicles.html
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