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In ancient Greece,Atthidographers (Ancient Greek:Ἀτθιδογράφος,atthidographos) were local historians ofAttica. They wrotehistories of Athens calledAtthides (singular:Atthis).^[1] Atthidography is the best-attested genre of local history from the ancient Greek world,^[2] with fragments of more than fifty authors preserved.^[3]

The first Atthidographer wasHellanicus of Lesbos,^[4] and the first Athenian Atthidographer wasCleidemus.^[5] Other Atthidographers includeAndrotion,Phanodemos, Demon, andMelanthius.^[6] The last Atthidographer wasPhilochorus.^[7] The genre in which these authors worked is referred to as Atthidography.

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