Chronica

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Chronica is an ancient chronological work by Apollodorus of Athens that systematically records Greek history and mythology in verse form.

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instanceOf ancient Greek literary work ⓘ
chronological work ⓘ
didactic poem ⓘ
historical poem ⓘ
associatedWith Hellenistic scholarship ⓘ
author Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
covers chronology of Greek rulers ⓘ
genealogies of gods and heroes ⓘ
major events in Greek history ⓘ
dateWritten 2nd century BCE ⓘ
form verse ⓘ
genre chronography ⓘ
mythography ⓘ
influenced later chronographic tradition ⓘ
later mythographical handbooks ⓘ
language Ancient Greek ⓘ
meter iambic trimeter ⓘ
originallyDividedInto books ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Athens ⓘ
records succession of historical events ⓘ
succession of mythological events ⓘ
referencedIn ancient testimonia about Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ
structure chronological arrangement ⓘ
subject Greek history ⓘ
Greek mythology ⓘ
survivesAs fragments ⓘ
timeSpanCovered mythical times to about 143 BCE ⓘ
usedBy later ancient scholars ⓘ
workLostStatus largely lost ⓘ
writtenBy Apollodorus of Athens ⓘ

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