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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