person
Theopompus of Chios
Theopompus
Greek historian (c. 380-c. 320 BC), pupil of Isocrates; author of the lost Hellenica and Philippica.
Reading notes
- Ad Atticum 2.6 §2 in the Theopompian style
Theopompus of Chios (4th c. BC), historian famed for the bitterness of his invective. Cicero promises that his secret pamphlets against the wicked will match Theopompus's harshness or exceed it.