Duris of Samos
Duris of Samos | |
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Relief inscribed stele with the Samian honorary decree | |
| Born | c. 350 BC |
| Died | After 281 BC Samos |
| Occupation(s) | Tyrant Historian |
| Known for | Ruling Samos Writing history |
| Notable work | A narrative history of Greece |
Duris of Samos (or Douris) (Ancient Greek: Δοῦρις ὁ Σάμιος; c. 350 BC – after 281 BC) was a Greek historian and was at some period tyrant of Samos. Duris was the author of a narrative history of events in Greece and especially Macedonia from 371 BC to 281 BC, which has been lost. Other works included a life of Agathocles of Syracuse and a number of treatises on literary and artistic subjects.