About Scymnus
Lived 80 BC – 10 BC (aged 69–70). Scymnus was a geographer.
Scymnus of Chios (; fl. c. 185 BC) was a Greek geographer from the island of Chios. It was thought he was the author of the Periodos to Nicomedes, a work on geography written in Classical Greek. It is an account of the world (περιήγησις, periegesis) in 'comic' iambic trimeters which is dedicated to a King Nicomedes of Bithynia. This is either Nicomedes II Epiphanes who reigned from 149 BC for an unknown number of years or his son, Nicomedes III Euergetes.
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Who was Scymnus?
ancient Greek geographer
When was Scymnus born?
Scymnus was born in 80 BC in Chios.
When did Scymnus die?
Scymnus died in 10 BC.
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Scymnus was a geographer.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Scymnus. https://biography.guide/scymnus/
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